{"id":"CVE-2017-2802","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-2802","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:06:04.435Z","title":"An exploitable dll hijacking vulnerability exists in the poaService.exe service component of the Dell Precision Optimizer software version 3.5.5.0.","description":"An exploitable dll hijacking vulnerability exists in the poaService.exe service component of the Dell Precision Optimizer software version 3.5.5.0. A specifically named malicious dll file located in one of directories pointed to by the PATH environment variable will lead to privilege escalation. An attacker with local access to vulnerable system can exploit this vulnerability.","published":"2018-04-24T19:29:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:16:54.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"talos-cna@cisco.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-426"],"affected":["dell/precision optimizer"],"epss":{"score":0.01103,"percentile":0.65567,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99360","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0247","tags":["Exploit","Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99360","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0247","tags":["Exploit","Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2802","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}