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01 Record

CVE-2016-7838

Untrusted search path vulnerability in WinSparkle versions prior to 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted executable file in an unspecified directory.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: jpcert
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in WinSparkle versions prior to 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted executable file in an unspecified directory.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
2.59% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 85.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2017-06-09 16:00Z9 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 02:04Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-09-09
Assigning CNA
jpcert
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
2ccc0148d006f9000f2c5ffa1e0d12de577ad57216ed7e1a132acfd6296f2547

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
WinSparkleWinSparkleversions prior to 0.5.3—

06 References