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CVE-2017-16690

Published: Dec 12, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-426
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 39.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-426

Affected Products

SAP
commercial·DEaka sap ag
SAP Plant ConnectivityOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software
plant connectivityOn-prem
Enterprise Software / erp

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Persistence
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102145
securityfocus.com
https://blogs.sap.com/2017/12/12/sap-security-patch-day-december-2017/
blogs.sap.com
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2529480
launchpad.support.sap.com
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