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CVE-2016-7838

high

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in WinSparkle versions prior to 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted executable file in an unspecified directory.

References

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN96681653/index.html

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN90813656/index.html

https://github.com/vslavik/winsparkle/commit/bb454857348245a7397f9e4fbb3a902f4ac25913

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95099

https://www.wireshark.org/news/20161214.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-06-09

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00924