hwpapp.dll in Hangul Word Processor allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via…
Priority LOW 39CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
hwpapp.dll in Hangul Word Processor allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted heap spray, and by leveraging a "type confusion" via an HWPX file containing a crafted para text tag.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0249 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-6585
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7g96-gxmq-x3pq
References
More Hancom Hangul Word Processor vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-02040 Memory corruption in Hancom Hangul Word Processor in Thinkfree Office NEO Trial Word CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2015-6585 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-6585 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7g96-gxmq-x3pq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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