CVE-2017-2221
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer of Baidu IME Ver3.6.1.6 and earlier allows an attacker 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 (1.08%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer of Baidu IME Ver3.6.1.6 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
- 1.08% probability · 65th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- baidu/baidu ime
- Source
- vultures@jpcert.or.jp
EPSS 1.1% 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
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN17788774/index.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN17788774/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.