What is CVE-2017-12653?

CVE-2017-12653 is a high-severity vulnerability in 360totalsecurity 360_total_security, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-08-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-12653?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in 360totalsecurity 360_total_security

CVE-2017-12653

360 Total Security 9.0.0.1202 before 2017-07-07 allows Privilege Escalation via a Trojan horse Shcore.dll file in any directory in the PATH, as demonstrated by the C:\Python27 directory.

EPSS: 0.020 (78.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

360totalsecurity 360_total_security
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12653?: CVE-2017-12653 is a high-severity vulnerability in 360totalsecurity 360_total_security, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-12653?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.