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CVE-2017-2191

24
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
61.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0106 is in the 58th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

jvn.jp / en/jp/JVN51274854/index.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/99290