MEDIUM
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Corel Painter 2015 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse wacommt.dll file that is located in the same folder as the file being processed
Published Jan 15, 2015
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.13%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Corel Painter 2015 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse wacommt.dll file that is located in the same folder as the file being processed.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
7.13% 0.07130
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07130
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.13% (0.07130) | 94.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.13% (0.07130) | 93.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 12, 2025 | 7.89% (0.07891) | 91.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 53.37% (0.53372) | 97.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 41.03% (0.41033) | 96.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 53.37% (0.53372) | 97.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 56.38% (0.56378) | 97.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 13, 2025 | 96.87% (0.96869) | 99.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 27, 2024 | 86.66% (0.86658) | 98.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | 84.39% (0.84387) | 98.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2024 | 97.49% (0.97488) | 99.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 21, 2024 | 97.50% (0.97501) | 99.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 10, 2023 | 97.49% (0.97490) | 99.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 97.50% (0.97497) | 99.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 21, 2023 | 97.49% (0.97490) | 99.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2023 | 97.39% (0.97385) | 99.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2023 | 97.34% (0.97335) | 99.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.44% (0.97439) | 99.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 59.74% (0.59740) | 98.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 59.74% (0.59740) | 98.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/33 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/corel-software-dll-hijacking x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534452/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72006 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/33 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/corel-software-dll-hijacking | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534452/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72006 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 15, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 22, 2014
Link CVE-2014-8395
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a