CVE-2016-4349 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in Cisco WebEx Productivity Tools version 2.40.5001.10012. This flaw allows a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation by placing a malicious DLL file (e.g., cryptsp.dll, dwmapi.dll) in the current working directory. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), successful exploitation could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has not been added to CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, indicating a low level of public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.40.5001.10012CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex_productivity_tools:2.40.5001.10012:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.