CVE-2017-2227 Privilege escalation in The installer of Charamin OMP
An attacker can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the installer's search path, allowing code execution with elevated rights.
- 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-2017-2227?
CVE-2017-2227 is a high-severity vulnerability in The installer of Charamin OMP, published on 7 Jul 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 The installer of Charamin OMP Version 1.1.7.4 and earlier, Version 1.2.0.0 Beta 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-2017-2227?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Charamin Omp.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2227?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2227 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-2227 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2227 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c9r6-8p5v-86c8.