Uncontrolled Search Path Element Affecting thevindu-w/clip_share_server package, versions [,3.8.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-THEVINDUWCLIPSHARESERVER-10500769
  • published26 Jun 2025
  • disclosed11 Jun 2025
  • creditPundhapat

Introduced: 11 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-49148  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-427  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade thevindu-w/clip_share_server to version 3.8.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Search Path Element via the default Windows DLL search order. An attacker can execute arbitrary code in the context of the server by placing malicious DLLs in the directory containing clip_share.exe. This is only exploitable if the server is launched by an Administrator or another elevated user.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1