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TI-2017-08448 Aliases CVE-2017-11421GHSA-6rcm-qx5r-cr23

gnome-exe-thumbnailer before 0.9.5 is prone to a VBScript Injection when generating…

Priority LOW 35CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
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-94.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00628 50th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome-exe-thumbnailer_project:gnome-exe-thumbnailer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.9.4VulnerableGnome-exe-thumbnailer Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-11421
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6rcm-qx5r-cr23
  3. 2026-10-30 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Sources

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