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CVE-2016-1281

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.84%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-01-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2016-1281
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.84%

Original NVD Description

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.