CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-10849

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Self-extracting document generated by DocuWorks 8.0.7 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access to systems and data, potentially leading to serious security consequences.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update DocuWorks to the latest version and review and restrict access to directories where malicious DLL files may reside.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Self-extracting document generated by DocuWorks 8.0.7 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

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