CVE-2020-7360 json
Philips SmartControl DLL Hijacking
published 2020-08-13 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-28487
- cvss
- 7.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427) vulnerability in SmartControl version 4.3.15 and versions released before April 15, 2020 may allow an authenticated user to escalate privileges by placing a specially crafted DLL file in the search path. This issue was fixed in version 1.0.7, which was released after April 15, 2020. (Note, the version numbering system changed significantly between version 4.3.15 and version 1.0.7.)
Patch / fix
- Philips SmartControl 1.0.7
Exploit prediction
0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- blog.vonahi.io https://blog.vonahi.io/when-the-path-to-system-is-wide-open/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Philips SmartControl
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
References
-
blog.vonahi.io
/when-the-path-to-system-is-wide-open/
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-7360
- NVD CVE-2020-7360
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