CVE-2023-6891

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    CVE-2023-6891

    Published: 17 Dec 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: PeaZip Library dragdropfilesdll.dll uncontrolled search path

    Details: A vulnerability has been found in PeaZip 9.4.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library dragdropfilesdll.dll of the component Library Handler. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. An attack has to be approached locally. Upgrading to version 9.6.0 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-248251. NOTE: Vendor was contacted early, confirmed the existence of the flaw and immediately worked on a patched release.

    References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/6xxx/CVE-2023-6891.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6891, https://vuldb.com/?id.248251, https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.248251, https://peazip.github.io/changelog.html

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 933c1e5b318f5a4c7a93ea80f5bcbd99da5004a3
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    9.4.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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