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CVE-2017-2157

Untrusted search path vulnerability in installers for The Public Certification Service for Individuals "The JPKI user's software (for…

High7.3EPSS 0.51%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
jpcert

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in installers for The Public Certification Service for Individuals "The JPKI user's software (for Windows 7 and later)" Ver3.1 and earlier, The Public Certification Service for Individuals "The JPKI user's software (for Windows Vista)", The Public Certification Service for Individuals "The JPKI user's software" Ver2.6 and earlier that were available until April 27, 2017 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2017-2157, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0High7.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.51% · top 57% 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 7.3.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Japan Agency for Local Authority Information Systems · Installer for The Public Certification Service for Individuals "The JPKI user's software (for Windows 7 and later)"

    • affected Ver3.1 and earlier that was available until April 27, 2017

  • Japan Agency for Local Authority Information Systems · Installer for The Public Certification Service for Individuals "The JPKI user's software (for Windows Vista)"

    • affected available until April 27, 2017

  • Japan Agency for Local Authority Information Systems · Installer for The Public Certification Service for Individuals "The JPKI user's software"

    • affected Ver2.6 and earlier that was available until April 27, 2017

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