CVE-2017-2189 Privilege escalation in RW-4040 driver installer for Windows 7
An attacker can gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the RW-4040 driver installer due to an untrusted search path vulnerability.
- 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-2017-2189?
CVE-2017-2189 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sharp Corporation RW-4040 driver installer for Windows 7, published on 9 Jun 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 RW-4040 driver installer for Windows 7 version 2.27 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2189?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sharp Rw-4040.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2189?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-2189 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2189 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sharp Corporation RW-4040 driver installer for Windows 7
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mj3r-rx46-8p5m.