CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-16757

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Hola VPN version 1.34 has weak permissions (Everyone:F) under %PROGRAMFILES%, allowing local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse 7za.exe or hola.exe file.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to attacks from local users who can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized privileges.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict permissions to the %PROGRAMFILES% directory and to monitor and scan the system for malicious software.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Hola VPN 1.34 has weak permissions (Everyone:F) under %PROGRAMFILES%, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse 7za.exe or hola.exe file.

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