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CVE-2016-4901

Untrusted search path vulnerability in The installer of e-Tax Software all versions allows remote...

7.8 High

Untrusted search path vulnerability in The installer of e-Tax Software all versions allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.53%Up 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Untrusted search path vulnerability in The installer of e-Tax Software all versions allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Record
CVE-2016-4901
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-426
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in The installer of e-Tax Software all versions allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Record
CVE-2016-4901
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5877 No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in The installer of e-Tax Software all versions allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Record
EUVD-2016-5877
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fvxp-fgwm-ppwv 7.8

Untrusted search path vulnerability in The installer of e-Tax Software all versions allows remote...

Untrusted search path vulnerability in The installer of e-Tax Software all versions allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Record
GHSA-fvxp-fgwm-ppwv
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-426
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2016-4901 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in National Tax Agency The Installer Of E-tax Software, published May 22, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.53%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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