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If a dll with the same name as the system dll is located in the same folder as the executable, this dll is loaded and code is executed.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.01057,"percentile":0.64685,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-426"],"published":"2017-12-12T14:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-17T01:09:40Z","products":[{"vendor":"sap","product":"plant_connectivity"},{"vendor":"sap","product":"sap plant connectivity"},{"vendor":"sap_se","product":"sap plant connectivity"}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102145","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"https://blogs.sap.com/2017/12/12/sap-security-patch-day-december-2017/","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2529480","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Permissions Required"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16690"},{"url":"https://blogs.sap.com/2017/12/12/sap-security-patch-day-december-2017"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wvmg-58g2-r2x7"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2017-16690","description":"A malicious DLL preload attack possible on NwSapSetup and Installation self-extracting program for SAP Plant Connectivity 2.3 and 15.0. 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The desired behavior is that system dlls are only loaded from the system folders. If a dll with the same name as the system dll is located in the same folder as the executable, this dll is loaded and code is executed.","status":"published","published":"2017-12-12T14:00:00Z","modified":"2024-09-16T19:50:53Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:55:19.533306Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-wvmg-58g2-r2x7","title":"A malicious DLL preload attack possible on NwSapSetup and Installation self-extracting program...","description":"A malicious DLL preload attack possible on NwSapSetup and Installation self-extracting program for SAP Plant Connectivity 2.3 and 15.0. It is possible that SAPSetup / NwSapSetup.exe loads system DLLs like DWMAPI.dll (located in your Syswow64 / System32 folder) from the folder the executable is in and not from the system location. The desired behavior is that system dlls are only loaded from the system folders. 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