CVE-2016-7838
N/A
Published: June 9, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWinSparkle
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in WinSparkle versions prior to 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted executable file in an unspecified directory.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 0.5.2
Affected range stops below 0.5.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95099x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/vslavik/winsparkle/commit/bb454857348245a7397f9e4fbb3a902f4ac25913Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_JVNVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN90813656/index.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_JVNVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN96681653/index.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.wireshark.org/news/20161214.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-426
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