Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CVE-2022-46330
Summary
Squirrel.Windows is both a toolset and a library that provides installation and update functionality for Windows desktop applications. Installers generated by Squirrel.Windows 2.0.1 and earlier contain an issue with the DLL search path, which may lead to insecurely loading Dynamic Link Libraries. As a result, arbitrary code may be executed with the privilege of the user invoking the installer.
- LOW
- LOCAL
- HIGH
- UNCHANGED
- REQUIRED
- NONE
- HIGH
- HIGH
CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published