CVE-2016-7838

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CVSS v3.1

N/A

EPSS

2.59%

Published

Jun 9, 2017

Modified

May 12, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit

All weaponized →

No public PoC or exploit code indexed for this CVE.

Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in WinSparkle versions prior to 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted executable file in an unspecified directory.

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-426

Affected Products (1)

winsparkle · winsparklevulnerable

References (10)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95099

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/vslavik/winsparkle/commit/bb454857348245a7397f9e4fbb3a902f4ac25913

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN90813656/index.html

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN96681653/index.html

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://www.wireshark.org/news/20161214.html

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95099

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/vslavik/winsparkle/commit/bb454857348245a7397f9e4fbb3a902f4ac25913

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN90813656/index.html

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN96681653/index.html

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://www.wireshark.org/news/20161214.html

Vendor Advisory

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