CVE-2019-9116

HIGH

Sublimetext Sublime Text 3 - Uncontrolled Search Path

Title source: rule

Description

DLL hijacking is possible in Sublime Text 3 version 3.1.1 build 3176 on 32-bit Windows platforms because a Trojan horse api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-1.dll or api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1.dll file may be loaded if a victim uses sublime_text.exe to open a .txt file within an attacker's %LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp\sublime_text folder. NOTE: the vendor's position is "This does not appear to be a bug with Sublime Text, but rather one with Windows that has been patched.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0020
EPSS Percentile 42.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-427
Status published

Affected Products (1)

sublimetext/sublime_text_3

Timeline

Published Feb 25, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026