CVE-2017-11421 describes a VBScript Injection vulnerability in gnome-exe-thumbnailer prior to version 0.9.5, affecting the GNOME Files file manager. A local attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious .msi file with VBScript in its filename, which executes when the victim navigates to the directory containing it. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome-exe-thumbnailer_project:gnome-exe-thumbnailer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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