CVE-2017-17069
ActiveSetupN.exe in Amazon Audible for Windows before November 2017 allows attackers to execute arbitrary DLL code if ActiveSetupN.exe is launched from a directory where an attacker has already created a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll file.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
ActiveSetupN.exe in Amazon Audible for Windows before November 2017 allows attackers to execute arbitrary DLL code if ActiveSetupN.exe is launched from a directory where an attacker has already created a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll file.
- 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
- 1.65% probability · 76th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- amazon/audible
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.6% since 27 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102044Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145202/Amazon-Audible-DLL-Hijacking.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://twitter.com/LionHeartRoxx/status/936338288314540032Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102044Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145202/Amazon-Audible-DLL-Hijacking.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://twitter.com/LionHeartRoxx/status/936338288314540032Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.