CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-7818

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2016-7818 involves an untrusted search path vulnerability in installers for various programs, allowing remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access and privilege escalation, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update all mentioned programs to the latest versions and review and secure search paths for DLLs.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installers for Specification check program (social insurance) Ver. 9.00 and earlier, TODOKESHO print program Ver. 5.00 and earlier, Device data encryption program Ver. 1.00 and earlier, and TODOKESHO creation program Ver. 15.00 and earlier available prior to October 17, 2016 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS