CVE-2016-5720

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-01-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Microsoft Skype allow local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse (1) msi.dll, (2) dpapi.dll, or (3) cryptui.dll that is located in the current working directory.

Affected products

Microsoft Skype: all versions

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Sep/65
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95859
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Sep/65
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95859

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