CVE-2016-4901
Untrusted search path vulnerability in The installer of e-Tax Software all versions allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in The installer of e-Tax Software all versions allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.53% probability · 75th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- national tax agency/e-tax
- Source
- vultures@jpcert.or.jp
EPSS 1.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000207Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.e-tax.nta.go.jp/topics/topics_281014.htmVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93606Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN63012325/index.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000207Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.e-tax.nta.go.jp/topics/topics_281014.htmVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93606Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN63012325/index.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.