# CVE-2017-2206: Privilege escalation in The installer of SaAT Netizen

> An attacker can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the installer's search path, affecting SaAT Netizen users.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jun 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7h69-m3p8-8rqm

## What is CVE-2017-2206?

CVE-2017-2206 is a high-severity vulnerability in NetMove Corporation The installer of SaAT Netizen, published on 9 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of SaAT Netizen ver.1.2.10.510 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Weakness: CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2206?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Saat Netizen.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-2206?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2206 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-2206 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2206 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NetMove Corporation The installer of SaAT Netizen

- [CVE-2016-1203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1203/): Code injection in SaAT Netizen (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-2206 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-2206 is a high-severity vulnerability in NetMove Corporation The installer of SaAT Netizen, published on 9 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2206 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NetMove Corporation The installer of SaAT Netizen. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2206/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2206/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2206
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2206
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2206

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