CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-2219

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in the Simeji for Windows installer allows an attacker to gain privileges via a malicious DLL in an unspecified directory.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

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

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Original NVD description (English source)

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the [Simeji for Windows] installer (simeji.exe) allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

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