CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-12480

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Sandboxie installer version 5071703 has a DLL Hijacking or Unsafe DLL Loading Vulnerability that can be exploited by a malicious dwmapi.dll or profapi.dll file in the AppData\Local\Temp directory.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to the execution of malicious code in the user context, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Sandboxie installer to the latest version and monitor the AppData\Local\Temp directory for suspicious files.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Sandboxie installer 5071703 has a DLL Hijacking or Unsafe DLL Loading Vulnerability via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll or profapi.dll file in an AppData\Local\Temp directory.

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