CVE-2016-7818

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installers for Specification check program (social...

7.8 High

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installers for Specification check program (social insurance) Ver. 9.00 and earlier, TODOKESHO print program Ver. 5.00 and earlier, Device data encryption program Ver. 1.00 and earlier, and TODOKESHO creation program Ver. 15.00 and earlier available prior to October 17, 2016 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

0.96%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2016-7818
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-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-7818
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-8667 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-8667
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6j3f-x2f3-whq9 7.8

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installers for Specification check program (social...

Record: GHSA-6j3f-x2f3-whq9
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-7818 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Japan Pension Service Device Data Encryption Program, published June 9, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.96%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.