TI-2017-04052 Aliases CVE-2017-6189 GHSA-g23g-ww4v-93qq

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Amazon Kindle for PC before 1.19 allows local…

LOW 35CWE-426Published 2017-03-15 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
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 Amazon Kindle for PC before 1.19 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory of the Kindle Setup installer.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01248 69th 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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:amazon:kindle_for_pc::::::::	up to 1.17.44183	Vulnerable	AWS

cpe:2.3:a:amazon:kindle_for_pc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.17.44183 Vulnerable ·AWS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6189
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g23g-ww4v-93qq

References

Advisory 2

TI-2010-04966 Untrusted search path vulnerability in Amazon Kindle for PC 1.3.0 30884 allows local… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9

Sources

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