CVE-2017-2193 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in Tera Term versions 4.94 and earlier, allowing an attacker to achieve privilege escalation. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk where a local attacker could execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into running a malicious DLL. Despite its high severity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.94CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tera_term_project:tera_term:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.