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CVE-2016-7838
Untrusted search path vulnerability in WinSparkle versions prior to 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…
High7.8EPSS 2.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- jpcert
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Untrusted search path vulnerability
- CWE-426 (opens in a new tab)
Affected products
WinSparkle · WinSparkle
- affected versions prior to 0.5.3
References (5)
- JVN#96681653 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNx_transferred
- https://www.wireshark.org/news/20161214.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/vslavik/winsparkle/commit/bb454857348245a7397f9e4fbb3a902f4ac25913 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- JVN#90813656 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNx_transferred
- 95099 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .