An installer defect known as an "unquoted Windows search path vulnerability" affected the Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.3 installers for Windows. The PC must have previously been infected by a Trojan Horse application (or user) running with administrative privilege. Any installer with the unquoted search path vulnerability becomes a delayed trigger for the exploit.

Potplayer prior to 1.5.39659: DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Untrusted search path vulnerability in The installer of e-Tax Software all versions allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of PhishWall Client Internet Explorer before 3.7.8.2.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Evernote for Windows versions prior to 6.3 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in RW-5100 driver installer for Windows 7 version 1.0.0.9 and RW-5100 driver installer for Windows 8.1 version 1.0.1.0 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer for TrueCrypt 7.2 and 7.1a, VeraCrypt before 1.17-BETA, and possibly other products allows local users to execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse DLL in the "application directory", as demonstrated with the USP10.dll, RichEd20.dll, NTMarta.dll and SRClient.dll DLLs.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Setup file of advance preparation for e-Tax software (WEB version) (1.17.1) and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Snort 2.9.7.0-WIN32 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse tcapi.dll that is located in the same folder on a remote file share as a pcap file that is being processed.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer of Baidu IME Ver3.6.1.6 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in SemiDynaEXE (SemiDynaEXE2008.EXE) ver. 1.0.2 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in F-Secure Online Scanner allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse DLL that is located in the same folder as F-SecureOnlineScanner.exe.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Microsoft OneDrive allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in The installer of Microsoft Teams allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

VIT Spider Player 2.5.3 has an untrusted search path, allowing DLL hijacking via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll, olepro32.dll, dsound.dll, or AUDIOSES.dll file.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in HYPER SBI Ver. 2.2 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Untrusted Search Path in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1833.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in The electronic authentication system based on the commercial registration system "The CRCA user's Software" Ver1.8 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in The Public Certification Service for Individuals "The JPKI user's software (for Windows 7 and later)" Ver3.0.1 and earlier, The Public Certification Service for Individuals "The JPKI user's software (for Windows Vista)" Ver3.0.1 and earlier and The Public Certification Service for Individuals "The JPKI user's software" Ver2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

A vulnerability in Viber before 10.7.0 for Desktop (Windows) could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on a targeted system. This vulnerability is due to unsafe search paths used by the application URI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a targeted user to follow a malicious link. Successful exploitation could cause the application to load libraries from the directory targeted by the URI link. The attacker could use this behavior to execute arbitrary commands on the system with the privileges of the targeted user, if the attacker can place a crafted library in a directory that is accessible to the vulnerable system.

Akeo Consulting Rufus 3.0 and earlier is affected by: DLL search order hijacking. The impact is: Arbitrary code execution WITH escalation of privilege. The component is: Executable installers, portable executables (ALL executables on the web site). The attack vector is: CAPEC-471, CWE-426, CWE-427.

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio C++ Redistributable Installer improperly validates input before loading dynamic link library (DLL) files, aka 'Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of SaAT Personal ver.1.0.10.272 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Houkokusyo Sakusei Shien Tool ver3.0.2 (For the first installation) (The version which was available on the website from 2017 April 4 to 2017 May 18) and ver2.0 and later (For the first installation) (The versions which were available on the website prior to 2017 April 4) allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

A DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's SoMove Software and associated DTM software components in all versions prior to 2.6.2 which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in PatchJGD (Hyoko) (PatchJGDh101.EXE) ver. 1.0.1 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

March Hare WINCVS before 2.8.01 build 6610, and CVS Suite before 2009R2 build 6610, contains an Insecure Library Loading vulnerability in the wincvs2.exe or wincvs.exe file, which may allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Python or TCL DLL file in the current working directory.

An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in the ServiceInstance.dll library versions 1.0.15.119 and lower, as used in Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2020 versions prior to 1.0.15.138, allows an attacker to load an arbitrary DLL file from the search path.

Huawei EC156, EC176, and EC177 USB Modem products with software before UTPS-V200R003B015D02SP07C1014 (23.015.02.07.1014) and before V200R003B015D02SP08C1014 (23.015.02.08.1014) use a weak ACL for the "Mobile Partner" directory, which allows remote attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges by compromising a low privilege account and modifying Mobile Partner.exe.

IBM DB2 Accessories Suite for Linux, UNIX, and Windows, DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 could allow a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by DLL search order hijacking vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client. By placing a specially crafted file in a compromised folder, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 188149.

IBM Aspera Connect 3.9.9 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper loading of Dynamic Link Libraries by the import feature. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted .DLL file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 183190.

Check Point Endpoint Security Initial Client for Windows before version E81.30 tries to load a DLL placed in any PATH location on a clean image without Endpoint Client installed. An attacker can leverage this to gain LPE using a specially crafted DLL placed in any PATH location accessible with write permissions to the user.

A CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path vulnerability exists in SoMachine HVAC v2.4.1 and earlier versions, which could cause arbitrary code execution on the system running SoMachine HVAC when a malicious DLL library is loaded by the product.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of LHMelting (LHMelting for Win32 Ver 1.65.3.6 and earlier) allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of UNARJ32.DLL (UNARJ32.DLL for Win32 Ver 1.10.1.25 and earlier) allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in STAMP Workbench installer all versions allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Untrusted search path in FileZilla before 3.41.0-rc1 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a malicious 'fzsftp' binary in the user's home directory.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Electronic reception and examination of application for radio licenses Offline 1.0.9.0 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of UNLHA32.DLL (UNLHA32.DLL for Win32 Ver 2.67.1.2 and earlier) allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

An Unsafe Search Path vulnerability in FortiClient Online Installer (Windows version before 6.0.6) may allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker with control over the directory in which FortiClientOnlineInstaller.exe resides to execute arbitrary code on the system via uploading malicious .dll files in that directory.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer of Electronic reception and examination of application for radio licenses Online 1.0.9.0 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

A DLL search path vulnerability was reported in Lenovo Bootable Generator, prior to version Mar-2019, that could allow a malicious user with local access to execute code on the system.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Windows 7 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Prior to 16.0.18 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via execution from a compromised folder.

A vulnerability in the London Trust Media Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN Client v1.0 for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to run arbitrary code with elevated privileges. The PIA client is vulnerable to a DLL injection vulnerability during the software update process. The updater loads several libraries from a folder that authenticated users have write access to. A low privileged user can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM.

The application (Network Configurator for DeviceNet Safety 3.41 and prior) searches for resources by means of an untrusted search path that could execute a malicious .dll file not under the application's direct control and outside the intended directories.

An issue was discovered in DisplayLink Core Software Cleaner Application 8.2.1956. When the drivers are updated to a newer version, the product launches a process as SYSTEM to uninstall the old version: cl_1956.exe is run as SYSTEM on the %systemroot%\Temp folder, where any user can write a DLL (e.g., version.dll) to perform DLL Hijacking and elevate privileges to SYSTEM.

An issue was discovered in PureVPN through 5.19.4.0 on Windows. The client installation grants the Everyone group Full Control permission to the installation directory. In addition, the PureVPNService.exe service, which runs under NT Authority\SYSTEM privileges, tries to load several dynamic-link libraries using relative paths instead of the absolute path. When not using a fully qualified path, the application will first try to load the library from the directory from which the application is started. As the residing directory of PureVPNService.exe is writable to all users, this makes the application susceptible to privilege escalation through DLL hijacking.

In Sophos Tester Tool 3.2.0.7 Beta, the driver loads (in the context of the application used to test an exploit or ransomware) the DLL using a payload that runs from NTDLL.DLL (so, it's run in userland), but the driver doesn't perform any validation of this DLL (not its signature, not its hash, etc.). A person can change this DLL in a local way, or with a remote connection, to a malicious DLL with the same name -- and when the product is used, this malicious DLL will be loaded, aka a DLL Hijacking attack.

DLL Side-Loading vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Client in McAfee True Key before 4.20.110 allows local users to gain privilege elevation via not verifying a particular DLL file signature.