CVE-2022-46330
Installers generated by Squirrel.Windows 2.0.1 and earlier contain an issue with the DLL search path, which may lead to insecurely loading Dynamic Link Libraries.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Squirrel.Windows is both a toolset and a library that provides installation and update functionality for Windows desktop applications. Installers generated by Squirrel.Windows 2.0.1 and earlier contain an issue with the DLL search path, which may lead to insecurely loading Dynamic Link Libraries. As a result, arbitrary code may be executed with the privilege of the user invoking the installer.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-427
- Affected
- squirrel.windows project/squirrel.windows
- Source
- vultures@jpcert.or.jp
References
- https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.WindowsThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Windows/pull/1807Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN29902403/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.WindowsThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Windows/pull/1807Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN29902403/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.