VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-5996

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability1.30%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-10-26

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

The agent in Bomgar Remote Support 15.2.x before 15.2.3, 16.1.x before 16.1.5, and 16.2.x before 16.2.4 allows DLL hijacking because of weak %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ProgramData permissions.

Weakness classification

CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory