CVE-2020-16143
The seafile-client client 7.0.8 for Seafile is vulnerable to DLL hijacking because it loads...
The seafile-client client 7.0.8 for Seafile is vulnerable to DLL hijacking because it loads exchndl.dll from the current working 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
The seafile-client client 7.0.8 for Seafile is vulnerable to DLL hijacking because it loads exchndl.dll from the current working directory.
- Record
CVE-2020-16143- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The seafile-client client 7.0.8 for Seafile is vulnerable to DLL hijacking because it loads exchndl.dll from the current working directory.
- Record
CVE-2020-16143- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-8109 No score
The seafile-client client 7.0.8 for Seafile is vulnerable to DLL hijacking because it loads exchndl.dll from the current working directory.
- Record
EUVD-2020-8109- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4qwm-r4v9-8chp No score
The seafile-client client 7.0.8 for Seafile is vulnerable to DLL hijacking because it loads...
The seafile-client client 7.0.8 for Seafile is vulnerable to DLL hijacking because it loads exchndl.dll from the current working directory.
- Record
GHSA-4qwm-r4v9-8chp- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The seafile-client client 7.0.8 for Seafile is vulnerable to DLL hijacking because it loads exchndl.dll from the current working directory.
- Record
CVE-2020-16143- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-16143 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Seafile Seafile-client, published July 29, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.