CVE-2017-2156 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in the Vivaldi installer for Windows, affecting versions prior to 1.7.735.48. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by placing a specially crafted executable in an unspecified directory. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.7.735.46CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vivaldi:vivaldi_installer_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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.