What is CVE-2017-2209?

CVE-2017-2209 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ministry Of The Environment Installer Houkokusyo Sakusei Shien Tool, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2017-2209?

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

Vulnerability in Ministry Of The Environment Installer Houkokusyo Sakusei Shien Tool

CVE-2017-2209

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Houkokusyo Sakusei Shien Tool ver3.0.2 (For the first installation) (The version which was available on the website from 2017 April 4 to 2017 May 18) and ver2.0 and later (For the first installation) (The versions which were available on the website prior to 2017 April 4) allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Published 2017-06-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ministry Of The Environment Installer Houkokusyo Sakusei Shien Tool — versions ver2.0 and later(For new installations) (The versions which were available on the website prior to 2017 April 4), ver3.0.2(For the first installation) (The version which was available on the website from 2017 April 4 to 2017 May 18)
Santeikohyo Installer Of Houkokusyo Sakusei Shien Tool — versions 2.0, 3.02, 3.03

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

ghg-santeikohyo.env.go.jp/files/system/report_20170529_rev.pdf (Vendor Advisory)
ghg-santeikohyo.env.go.jp/tool (Vendor Advisory)
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN24087303/index.html (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
ghg-santeikohyo.env.go.jp/files/system/report_20170526.pdf (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2209?: CVE-2017-2209 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ministry Of The Environment Installer Houkokusyo Sakusei Shien Tool, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2017-2209?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.