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FKIE_CVE-2017-2156

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-04-28 16:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:15
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Vivaldi installer for Windows prior to version 1.7.735.48 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted executable file in an unspecified directory.
References
vultures@jpcert.or.jphttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98040Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
vultures@jpcert.or.jphttps://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN71572107/index.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
vultures@jpcert.or.jphttps://vivaldi.com/security/vulnerability-disclosure-vivaldi-installer-for-windows-could-run-arbitrary-downloaded-code-jvn71572107/Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98040Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN71572107/index.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://vivaldi.com/security/vulnerability-disclosure-vivaldi-installer-for-windows-could-run-arbitrary-downloaded-code-jvn71572107/Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vivaldi vivaldi_installer_for_windows *
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          "product": "Vivaldi installer for Windows",
          "vendor": "Vivaldi Technologies",
          "versions": [
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              "version": "prior to version 1.7.735.48"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
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    }
  ],
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  "id": "CVE-2017-2156",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:15:39.420",
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