CVE-2017-2252
Untrusted search path vulnerability in self-extracting archive files created by File Compact Ver...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in self-extracting archive files created by File Compact Ver.5 version 5.10 and earlier, Ver.6 version 6.02 and earlier, Ver.7 version 7.02 and earlier allows an attacker 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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.8
Untrusted search path vulnerability in self-extracting archive files created by File Compact Ver.5 version 5.10 and earlier, Ver.6 version 6.02 and earlier, Ver.7 version 7.02 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
- Record
CVE-2017-2252- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in self-extracting archive files created by File Compact Ver.5 version 5.10 and earlier, Ver.6 version 6.02 and earlier, Ver.7 version 7.02 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
- Record
CVE-2017-2252- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-11435 No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in self-extracting archive files created by File Compact Ver.5 version 5.10 and earlier, Ver.6 version 6.02 and earlier, Ver.7 version 7.02 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
- Record
EUVD-2017-11435- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5qhr-7423-r78m
7.8
Untrusted search path vulnerability in self-extracting archive files created by File Compact Ver...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in self-extracting archive files created by File Compact Ver.5 version 5.10 and earlier, Ver.6 version 6.02 and earlier, Ver.7 version 7.02 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
- Record
GHSA-5qhr-7423-r78m- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS: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
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-2252 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Sourcenext File Compact, published July 14, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.08%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.