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CVE-2016-4900· NVD / CVE Program· CNA jpcert

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Evernote for Windows versions prior to 6.3 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan ho

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Evernote for Windows versions prior to 6.3 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
May 22, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.5% · 74th percentile
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Action score

31

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
evernoteevernote

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • evernote evernoteup to 6.2.1 inclusive

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (jpcert). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Evernote Evernote for Windows

    • versions prior to 6.3affected

Same product

evernote: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-50643An issue in Evernote Evernote for MacOS v.10.68.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the RunAsNode and enableNodeClilnsp
    40Plan
  • CVE-2020-17759An issue was found in the Evernote client for Windows 10, 7, and 2008 in the protocol handler.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2019-17051Evernote before 7.13 GA on macOS allows code execution because the com.apple.quarantine attribute is not used for attachment files, as demon
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2019-10038Evernote 7.9 on macOS allows attackers to execute arbitrary programs by embedding a reference to a local executable file such as the /Applic
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2018-20058In Evernote before 7.6 on macOS, there is a local file path traversal issue in attachment previewing, aka MACOSNOTE-28634.
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2013-5116Evernote prior to 5.5.1 has insecure password change
    28Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-426 · Untrusted Search Path

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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