Untrusted search path in Yandex Browser for Desktop
Priority LOW 37CWE-426Published · 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-426.
Summary
Yandex Browser installer for Desktop before 17.4.1 has a DLL Hijacking Vulnerability because an untrusted search path is used for dnsapi.dll, winmm.dll, ntmarta.dll, cryptbase.dll or profapi.dll.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01395 72nd 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7327
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p586-mfg5-f272
References
More Yandex Browser vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-06006 DLL Hijacking in Yandex Browser CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2021-07512 Yandex Browser Lite for Android prior to version 21.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service. CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2021-07511 Yandex Browser Lite for Android before 21.1.0 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar. CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2023-11403 A use after free memory corruption issue exists in Yandex Browser for Desktop prior to version 24.4.0.682 CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.4
- TI-2022-11011 Link following in Yandex Browser CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-07513 Link following in Yandex Browser CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-7327 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-7327 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p586-mfg5-f272 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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