CVE-2026-25792CWE-426

Greenshot Vulnerable to OS Command Injection via ExternalCommand Plugin

Medium · published March 20, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
11.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Greenshot is an open source Windows screenshot utility. Versions 1.3.312 and below have untrusted executable search path / binary hijacking vulnerability that allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code when the affected Windows application launches explorer.exe without using an absolute path. The vulnerable behavior is triggered when the user double-clicks the application’s tray icon, which opens the directory containing the most recent screenshot captured by the application. By placing a malicious executable with the same name in a location searched prior to the legitimate Windows binary, an attacker can gain code execution in the context of the application. This issue did not have a patch at the time of publication.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00215 · 11.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-426 · Untrusted Search Path
Published
2026-03-20T10:04Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 MAR 10:04Z
    Greenshot Vulnerable to OS Command Injection via ExternalCommand Plugin
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