CVE-2017-2191 is an untrusted search path vulnerability affecting the Sharp RW-5100 driver installers for Windows 7 (version 1.0.0.9) and Windows 8.1 (version 1.0.1.0). An attacker can exploit this by placing a malicious DLL in an unspecified directory, leading to privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sharp:rw-5100_driver_installer_for_windows_7:1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sharp:rw-5100_driver_installer_for_windows_8.1:1.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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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.