CVE-2017-10825 Privilege escalation in Installer of Flets Easy Setup Tool
An attacker can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a directory searched by the Flets Easy Setup Tool installer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-10825?
CVE-2017-10825 is a high-severity vulnerability in NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION Installer of Flets Easy Setup Tool, published on 2 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer of Flets Easy Setup Tool Ver1.2.0 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10825?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Flets-W Flets Easy Setup Tool.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10825?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10825 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-10825 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10825 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r7xp-5xhg-3g8w.