CVE-2016-7838

7.8 highEPSS 2.6%

Untrusted search path vulnerability in WinSparkle versions prior to 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted executable file in an unspecified directory.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 2.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 85% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-426
Published: 2017-06-09
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

winsparkle:winsparkle

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95099
https://github.com/vslavik/winsparkle/commit/bb454857348245a7397f9e4fbb3a902f4ac25913
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN90813656/index.html
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN96681653/index.html
https://www.wireshark.org/news/20161214.html

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