CVE-2017-2270 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in FileCapsule Deluxe Portable versions 2.0.9 and earlier. This flaw allows an attacker to gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in an unspecified directory, which is then loaded when a user opens an encrypted self-decrypting file. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:resume-next:filecapsule_deluxe_portable:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.