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    CVE-2012-5378

    Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in ActiveTcl 8.5.12, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\TD\bin directory, which is added to the PATH system environment variable, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse wlbsctrl.dll file used by the "IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules" system service in Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8 Release Preview.

    Published:Oct 11, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Oct 11, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00309
    CVSS Score:6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Activestate
    Product
    Activetcl

    Exploits

    https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23108https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28130

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High