CVE-2016-5720
N/A
Published: January 23, 2017 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSkype
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Microsoft Skype allow local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse (1) msi.dll, (2) dpapi.dll, or (3) cryptui.dll that is located in the current working directory.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Sep/65Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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