CVE-2017-12580
HIGHUltraEdit < 24.10.0.32 - Untrusted Search Path DLL Preloading
Title source: llmDescription
An issue was discovered in IDM UltraEdit through 24.10.0.32. To exploit the vulnerability, on unpatched Windows systems, an attacker could include in the same directory as the affected executable a DLL using the name of a Windows DLL. This DLL must be preloaded by the executable (for example, "ntmarta.dll"). When the installer EXE is executed by the user, the DLL located in the EXE's current directory will be loaded instead of the Windows DLL, allowing the attacker to run arbitrary code on the affected system.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-089
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2389418/secure-loading-of-libraries-to-prevent-dll-preloading-attacks
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0037
EPSS Percentile
28.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-426
Status
published
Products (1)
ultraedit/ultraedit
< 24.10.0.32
Published
Mar 02, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026