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CVE-2021-20722

• 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: 2021-05-24 · updated 2026-10-07
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installers of ScanSnap Manager prior to versions V7.0L20 and the Software Download Installer prior to WinSSInst2JP.exe and WinSSInst2iX1500JP.exe allows an attacker to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the user invoking the installer via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Affected products

• FUJITSU LIMITED and PFU LIMITED The installers of ScanSnap Manager and the Software Download Installer: before 7.0l20 — fixed in 7.0l20

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: FUJITSU LIMITED and PFU LIMITED The installers of ScanSnap Manager and the Software Download Installer 7.0l20. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN65733194/index.html
• https://scansnap.fujitsu.com/global/dl/
• https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN65733194/index.html
• https://scansnap.fujitsu.com/global/dl/

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