CVE-2017-2219 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in the Simeji for Windows installer (simeji.exe) from Baidu. This flaw allows an attacker to achieve privilege escalation by placing a malicious DLL in an unspecified directory, which the installer then loads. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:baidu:simeji:1.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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