CVE-2016-15003 is a high-severity unquoted search path vulnerability affecting the installer component (uninstall.exe) of FileZilla Client 3.17.0.0 and earlier versions on Microsoft Windows. This local privilege escalation flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges due to the improper handling of file paths. While the exploit has been publicly disclosed, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it lacks coverage in common exploit frameworks or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:filezilla-project:filezilla_client:3.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.