VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-1281

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.82%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-01-23

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer for TrueCrypt 7.2 and 7.1a, VeraCrypt before 1.17-BETA, and possibly other products allows local users to execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse DLL in the "application directory", as demonstrated with the USP10.dll, RichEd20.dll, NTMarta.dll and SRClient.dll DLLs.

Weakness classification

CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path

Primary references

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