The path of Whale update service was unquoted in NAVER Whale before 1.0.40.7. This vulnerability can be used for persistent privilege escalation if it's available to create an executable file with System privilege by other vulnerable applications.
https://cve.naver.com/detail/cve-2018-9859.html
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2018-06-16
Updated: 2026-06-17
Base Score: 5.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00504