CVE-2017-2189

HIGH 7.8CVE-2017-2189 · Published 09/06/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2017-2189 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting rw-4040 (sharp).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.1%, higher than 66.9% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
rw-4040 sharp	`= 2.27`	No fix yet

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in RW-4040 driver installer for Windows 7 version 2.27 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

References

jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN51274854/index.html · Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/99290 · Third Party Advisory

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