VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-6189

CVSS score7.3 HIGH
EPSS probability1.25%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-03-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Amazon Kindle for PC before 1.19 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory of the Kindle Setup installer.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path

Primary references