CVE-2017-16690

7.8 HIGH
Published: December 12, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

A malicious DLL preload attack possible on NwSapSetup and Installation self-extracting program for SAP Plant Connectivity 2.3 and 15.0. It is possible that SAPSetup / NwSapSetup.exe loads system DLLs like DWMAPI.dll (located in your Syswow64 / System32 folder) from the folder the executable is in and not from the system location. The desired behavior is that system dlls are only loaded from the system folders. If a dll with the same name as the system dll is located in the same folder as the executable, this dll is loaded and code is executed.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102145
Source: cna@sap.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2529480
Source: cna@sap.com
Permissions Required
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102145
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blogs.sap.com/2017/12/12/sap-security-patch-day-december-2017/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2529480
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.1%
60th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

sap