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CVE-2022-27966

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-03-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-428

Description

Xshell v7.0.0099 and below contains a binary hijack vulnerability which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .exe file.

Affected products

• NetSarang Xshell: through 7.0.0099

References

• https://github.com/ycdxsb/Vuln/blob/main/NetSarang-CreateProcessW-Misuse-Binary-Hijack/Xshell-CreateProcessW-Misuse-Binary-Hijack
• https://www.netsarang.com/en/xshell-update-history/
• https://github.com/ycdxsb/Vuln/blob/main/NetSarang-CreateProcessW-Misuse-Binary-Hijack/Xshell-CreateProcessW-Misuse-Binary-Hijack
• https://www.netsarang.com/en/xshell-update-history/

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