CVE-2021-45975

In ListCheck.exe in Acer Care Center 4.x before 4.00.3038, a vulnerability in the loading mechanism of Windows DLLs could allow a local attacker to perform a…

published January 26, 2022

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
48.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In ListCheck.exe in Acer Care Center 4.x before 4.00.3038, a vulnerability in the loading mechanism of Windows DLLs could allow a local attacker to perform a DLL hijacking attack. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of directory search paths at run time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a malicious DLL file on the targeted system. This file will execute when the vulnerable application launches. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system with local administrator privileges.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00604 · 48.2th percentile
Published
2022-01-26T14:59Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 JAN 14:59Z
    In ListCheck.exe in Acer Care Center 4.x before 4.00.3038, a vulnerability in the loading mechanism of Windows DLLs could allow a local attacker to perform a…
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