Description
ExifTool 8.32 allows local users to gain privileges by creating a %TEMP%\par-%username%\cache-exiftool-8.32 folder with a victim's username, and then copying a Trojan horse ws32_32.dll file into this new folder, aka DLL Hijacking. NOTE: 8.32 is an obsolete version from 2010 (9.x was released starting in 2012, and 10.x was released starting in 2015).
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/44
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150892/Exiftool-8.3.2.0-DLL-Hijacking.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0138
EPSS Percentile
68.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-427
Status
published
Products (1)
exiftool_project/exiftool
8.32
Published
Jan 02, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026