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    1 vulnerability by Squirrel

    CVE-2022-46330 (GCVE-0-2022-46330)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-21 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-16 16:03
    VLAI
    Summary
    Squirrel.Windows is both a toolset and a library that provides installation and update functionality for Windows desktop applications. Installers generated by Squirrel.Windows 2.0.1 and earlier contain an issue with the DLL search path, which may lead to insecurely loading Dynamic Link Libraries. As a result, arbitrary code may be executed with the privilege of the user invoking the installer.
    Severity
    7.8 (High)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    SSVC
    Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
    CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
    CWE
    • Uncontrolled Search Path Element
    • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
    Assigner
    References
    Impacted products
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