Uncontrolled Search Path (DLL Hijack)Weakness · CWE-427

CVE-2025-57781

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.0 Published 2025-10-06
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges

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 · unedited
The installers of DENSO TEN drive recorder viewer contain an issue with the DLL search path, which may lead to insecurely loading Dynamic Link Libraries. As a result, arbitrary code may be executed with the privilege of the user invoking the installer.

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 confidence

The DENSO TEN drive recorder viewer installers contain an insecure DLL search path vulnerability (DLL hijacking). The installer loads Dynamic Link Libraries from locations that may be writable by untrusted users, allowing an attacker to place a malicious DLL that the installer will execute with the privileges of the user running the setup.

MitigationOnly run the installer from trusted, verified sources and ensure the directory where the installer is placed is not writable by other users. The vendor should release a patched installer using secure DLL loading practices (absolute paths, Safe DLL Search Mode enabled, or DLL redirection).

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CVSS 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:3.0/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed DENSO TEN drive recorder viewer
    Check installed programs for 'DENSO TEN' or 'drive recorder viewer' entry, or locate any installer executable (.exe) for this product on the system
    Affected if The product or its installer is present on the system
  2. Verify installer source integrity
    Confirm the installer was obtained from an official, trusted vendor source by checking the file's origin, digital signature, or hash against official vendor distribution
    Affected if The installer originates from an unverified or unofficial source
  3. Check installer directory permissions
    Inspect the folder containing the installer executable - right-click the directory, go to Properties, then Security tab to view which users have Write or Modify permissions
    Affected if Users other than the owner have Write or Modify access to the directory containing the installer
  4. Assess user privilege context
    Note whether the account running the installer has standard user rights rather than administrator, and whether the system is shared with untrusted users
    Affected if The installer is run on a system with shared access or by a standard user in an environment where other users can write to the installer location

A user is affected if they run a DENSO TEN drive recorder viewer installer from a directory writable by untrusted users, or use an installer from an unverified source, allowing potential DLL hijacking during installation.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Only run the installer from trusted, verified sources and ensure the directory where the installer is placed is not writable by other users. The vendor should release a patched installer using secure DLL loading practices (absolute paths, Safe DLL Search Mode enabled, or DLL redirection).

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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