CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-2220

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in the CASL II simulator installer related to an untrusted search path allows an attacker to gain privileges via a malicious DLL in an unspecified directory.

Risk Assessment

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

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to directories where malicious DLL files may be placed and to monitor software installations.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer of CASL II simulator (self-extract format) allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

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