What is CVE-2017-12414?

CVE-2017-12414 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pcfreetime Format Factory, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-12414?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pcfreetime Format Factory

CVE-2017-12414

Format Factory 4.1.0 has a DLL Hijacking Vulnerability because an untrusted search path is used for msimg32.dll, WindowsCodecs.dll, and dwmapi.dll.

Published 2017-08-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Pcfreetime Format Factory — versions 4.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

www.kth.ninja/2017/08/format-factory-dll-hijacking.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12414?: CVE-2017-12414 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pcfreetime Format Factory, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-12414?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.