CVE-2019-9116

7.8 highEPSS 1.1%

DLL hijacking is possible in Sublime Text 3 version 3.1.1 build 3176 on 32-bit Windows platforms because a Trojan horse api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-1.dll or api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1.dll file may be loaded if a victim uses sublime_text.exe to open a .txt file within an attacker's %LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp\sublime_text folder. NOTE: the vendor's position is "This does not appear to be a bug with Sublime Text, but rather one with Windows that has been patched.

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: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 65% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-427
Published: 2019-02-25
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

sublimetext:sublime_text_3

References

https://github.com/SublimeTextIssues/Core/issues/2544
https://github.com/SublimeTextIssues/Core/issues/2544

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