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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-4902

Untrusted search path vulnerability in The Public Certification Service for Individuals "The JPKI user's software (for Windows 7 and later)" Ver3.0.1 and earlier, The Public Certification Service for Individuals "The JPKI user's software (for Windows…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.83%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.83%). 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 Public Certification Service for Individuals "The JPKI user's software (for Windows 7 and later)" Ver3.0.1 and earlier, The Public Certification Service for Individuals "The JPKI user's software (for Windows Vista)" Ver3.0.1 and earlier and The Public Certification Service for Individuals "The JPKI user's software" Ver2.6 and earlier 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
1.83% probability · 78th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-426
Affected
jpki/the public certification service for individuals · jpki/the public certification service for individuals for windows 7 · jpki/the public certification service for individuals for windows vista
Source
vultures@jpcert.or.jp

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.