CVE-2020-6789: Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Bosch Monitor Wall Installer

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-03-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-427

Description

Loading a DLL through an Uncontrolled Search Path Element in the Bosch Monitor Wall installer up to and including version 10.00.0164 potentially allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a victim's system. A prerequisite is that the victim is tricked into placing a malicious DLL in the same directory where the installer is started from.

Affected products

Bosch Monitor Wall: through 10.00.0164

References

https://psirt.bosch.com/security-advisories/bosch-sa-835563-bt.html
https://psirt.bosch.com/security-advisories/bosch-sa-835563-bt.html

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