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CVE-2020-7360

Philips SmartControl DLL Hijacking

HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 13, 2020 at 07:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSmartControl

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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

An Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427) vulnerability in SmartControl version 4.3.15 and versions released before April 15, 2020 may allow an authenticated user to escalate privileges by placing a specially crafted DLL file in the search path. This issue was fixed in version 1.0.7, which was released after April 15, 2020. (Note, the version numbering system changed significantly between version 4.3.15 and version 1.0.7.)

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

SmartControl· Philips
95%
v ≤ 4.3.154.3.15
Vendor states this is fixed in 1.0.7 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://blog.vonahi.io/when-the-path-to-system-is-wide-open/

CVSS

7.3HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-427

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