What is CVE-2017-16757?

CVE-2017-16757 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hola Vpn, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-09.

How severe is CVE-2017-16757?

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

Vulnerability in Hola Vpn

CVE-2017-16757

Hola VPN 1.34 has weak permissions (Everyone:F) under %PROGRAMFILES%, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse 7za.exe or hola.exe file.

EPSS: 0.004 (32.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Hola Vpn — versions 1.34
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16757?: CVE-2017-16757 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hola Vpn, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-09.
How severe is CVE-2017-16757?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.