VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-9268

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability1.54%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-10-01

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) before 2.49 has unsafe implicit linking against Version.dll. In other words, there is no protection mechanism in which a wrapper function resolves the dependency at an appropriate time during runtime.

Weakness classification

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory