Is CVE-2018-1000046 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2018-1000046 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2018-1000046 be exploited remotely?

No. CVE-2018-1000046 requires local access to exploit.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-1000046?

CVE-2018-1000046 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2018-1000046

CWE-502Published: February 9, 2018· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

NASA Pyblock version v1.0 - v1.3 contains a CWE-502 vulnerability in Radar data parsing library that can result in remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim opening a specially crafted radar data file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in v1.4.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2018-1000046 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-502): Insecure deserialization vulnerabilities allow attackers to inject malicious objects during deserialization, potentially enabling remote code execution.