TI-2016-01175 Aliases CVE-2016-1281 GHSA-j6gq-8954-2rw9

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer for TrueCrypt 7.2 and 7.1a…

LOW 36CWE-426Published 2017-01-23 · Updated 2024-08-05

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-426.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00816 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

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

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:idrix:truecrypt:7.1:a::::::	7.1 a	Vulnerable	IDRIX
cpe:2.3:a:idrix:truecrypt:7.2:::::::*	7.2	Vulnerable	IDRIX
cpe:2.3:a:idrix:veracrypt::::::::	up to 1.16	Vulnerable	IDRIX

cpe:2.3:a:idrix:truecrypt:7.1:a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 a Vulnerable ·IDRIX
cpe:2.3:a:idrix:truecrypt:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·IDRIX
cpe:2.3:a:idrix:veracrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.16 Vulnerable ·IDRIX

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1281
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j6gq-8954-2rw9

References

Exploit 1

20160108 Executable installers are vulnerable^WEVIL (case 20): TrueCrypt's installers allow arbitrary (remote) code execution and escalation of privilege

Patch 1

[oss-security] 20160111 CVE-2016-1281: TrueCrypt and VeraCrypt Windows installers allow arbitrary code execution with elevation of privilege

TI-2019-16023 Memory corruption in IDRIX, Truecrypt Veracrypt, Truecrypt CVSS 3.0LOW 3.3

Sources

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