CVE-2019-9116
HIGHSublime Text 3 - DLL Hijacking via Trojan Horse DLL in Temp Folder
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/SublimeTextIssues/Core/issues/2544
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0108
EPSS Percentile
60.8%
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)
sublimetext/sublime_text_3
3.1.1
Published
Feb 25, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026