CVE-2024-6473
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedYandex Browser for Desktop before 24.7.1.380 has a DLL Hijacking Vulnerability because an untrusted search path is used.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceYandex Browser for Desktop versions prior to 24.7.1.380 contain a DLL hijacking vulnerability due to the application using an untrusted search path to load dynamic-link libraries. An attacker with local access could place a malicious DLL in a directory that Yandex Browser searches when loading libraries, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running the browser.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 24.7.1.380CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Yandex Browser is installedCheck for Yandex Browser executable in typical installation locations such as C:\Program Files\Yandex\YandexBrowser\ or look for the browser in Add/Remove Programs.Affected if Yandex Browser is present on the system
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Identify installed Yandex Browser versionOpen Yandex Browser, navigate to Settings, and view the version information (typically found in the About section), or right-click the browser executable and select Properties to view the File Version.Affected if Version shown is lower than 24.7.1.380
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Verify untrusted DLL search path conditionDLL hijacking requires an attacker to place a malicious DLL in a directory that Yandex Browser searches during library loading. Check if the browser installation directory or user-accessible directories contain unexpected or unauthorized DLL files that were not part of the original installation.Affected if Unexpected DLL files exist in directories the browser uses for library loading, indicating potential exploitation attempt
A user is affected if Yandex Browser version is installed and is lower than 24.7.1.380, creating conditions where a local attacker could place a malicious DLL in an untrusted search path.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped24.7.1.380
Upgrade Yandex Browser to version 24.7.1.380 or later to remediate this vulnerability. In enterprise environments, ensure automated patch management deploys the updated browser version across all affected endpoints.
24.7.1.380 or later
- Open Yandex Browser and navigate to the browser menu (three dots in the top-right corner)
- Go to 'Settings' and scroll to the bottom to check the current version under 'About Yandex Browser'
- If the version is below 24.7.1.380, click 'Update' to download and install the latest version
- Alternatively, download the updated installer directly from the official Yandex website (yandex.com)
- Run the installer and complete the update process
- Restart the browser after the update completes
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-6473 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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