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Case File

CVE-2017-6189

HIGH · CVSS 7.3 EPSS 1.20% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-03-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
packetstormsecurity.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2017-6189
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.3
EPSS
1.20%

Original Filing — NVD Description

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.