What is CVE-2019-9116?

CVE-2019-9116 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-02-25.

How severe is CVE-2019-9116?

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

Is CVE-2019-9116 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7

CVE-2019-9116

DLL hijacking is possible in Sublime Text 3 version 3.1.1 build 3176 on 32-bit Windows platforms because a Trojan horse api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-1.dll or api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1.dll file may be loaded if a victim uses sublime_text.exe to open a .txt file within an attacker's %LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp\sublime_text folder. NOTE: the vendor's position is "This does not appear to be a bug with Sublime Text, but rather one with Windows that has been patched.

EPSS: 0.011 (61.8th 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

Microsoft Windows_7
Sublimetext Sublime_text_3 — versions 3.1.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Public proof-of-concept exploits

followboy1999/cve

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9116?: CVE-2019-9116 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-02-25.
How severe is CVE-2019-9116?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-9116 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.