CVE-2016-5720

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
1.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 23% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: January 23, 2017 (3398 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Microsoft Skype allow local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse (1) msi.dll, (2) dpapi.dll, or (3) cryptui.dll that is located in the current working directory.

CWE

CWE-264

Affected Products

microsoft skype

References

🔗 seclists.org 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 seclists.org 🔗 www.securityfocus.com