CVE-2020-9418 is an untrusted search path vulnerability affecting PDFescape Desktop version 4.0.22 and earlier, allowing for DLL hijacking. This vulnerability has a high severity CVSS score of 7.8, indicating that an attacker can gain privileges and execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.0.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redsoftware:pdfescape:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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