CVE-2018-7884 | BDVDB-2026-101725 Detail

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An issue was discovered in DisplayLink Core Software Cleaner Application 8.2.1956. When the drivers are updated to a newer version, the product launches a process as SYSTEM to uninstall the old version: cl_1956.exe is run as SYSTEM on the %systemroot%\Temp folder, where any user can write a DLL (e.g., version.dll) to perform DLL Hijacking and elevate privileges to SYSTEM.

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1. Version 12018-06-05Record published in the CVE List.
2. Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.