VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-2193
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Tera Term 4.94 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.03%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.03%). 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 Tera Term 4.94 and earlier allows an attacker 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
- 2.03% probability · 81th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- tera term project/tera term
- Source
- vultures@jpcert.or.jp
EPSS moved from 3.0% on 21 September 2026 to 2.0% on 27 October 2026.
References
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN06770361/index.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98807Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ttssh2.osdn.jp/SA/JVN06770361.html.enVendor Advisory
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN06770361/index.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98807Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ttssh2.osdn.jp/SA/JVN06770361.html.enVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.