ActiveSetupN.exe in Amazon Audible for Windows before November 2017 allows attackers to…
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
ActiveSetupN.exe in Amazon Audible for Windows before November 2017 allows attackers to execute arbitrary DLL code if ActiveSetupN.exe is launched from a directory where an attacker has already created a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01645 76th 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-2017-17069
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8fvv-8wj5-524p
References
More AWS Audible vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-08636 The Audible application through 2.34.0 for Android has Missing SSL Certificate Validation… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2017-17069 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-17069 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8fvv-8wj5-524p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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