gnome-exe-thumbnailer: VBScript Injection when generating thumbnails for MSI files
Published Jul 18, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.63%
Description
gnome-exe-thumbnailer before 0.9.5 is prone to a VBScript Injection when generating thumbnails for MSI files, aka the "Bad Taste" issue. There is a local attack if the victim uses the GNOME Files file manager, and navigates to a directory containing a .msi file with VBScript code in its filename.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.9.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libgnome
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libgnome
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libgnome
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libgnome | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libgnome | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libgnome | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect any of the Red Hat products as they did not include the gnome-exe-thumbnailer package.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
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Percentile over time
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- EPSS v5
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Table of values (10 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.63% (0.00628) | 48.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.63% (0.00628) | 45.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | 0.02% (0.00022) | 4.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 25.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 24.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://news.dieweltistgarnichtso.net/posts/gnome-thumbnailer-msi-fail.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99922 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11421 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/868705 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1473285 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/commit/1d8e3102dd8fd23431ae6127d14a236da6b4a4a5 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11421
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11421
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://news.dieweltistgarnichtso.net/posts/gnome-thumbnailer-msi-fail.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99922 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11421 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/868705 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1473285 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/commit/1d8e3102dd8fd23431ae6127d14a236da6b4a4a5 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11421 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11421 |
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