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        "cveId": "CVE-2026-107615",
        "assignerOrgId": "33c584b5-0579-4c06-b2a0-8d8329fcab9c",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "securin",
        "dateReserved": "2026-10-08T13:23:07.677Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-10-08T13:39:59.358Z",
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            "title": "DLL search order hijacking via screenhooks libraries in TightVNC Server",
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                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in GlavSoft TightVNC Server for Windows before 2.8.88 allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. DynamicLibrary::init() (and ThemeLib) load screenhooks32.dll / screenhooks64.dll with LoadLibrary() using a bare file name and no LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_* flags, so the TightVNC service follows the default DLL search order and loads an attacker-planted DLL from a writable directory earlier in that order (for example, an installation directory with permissive ACLs)."
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                    "vendor": "GlavSoft",
                    "product": "TightVNC",
                    "platforms": [
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                    ],
                    "modules": [
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                    "programFiles": [
                        "DynamicLibrary.cpp",
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                            "name": "DynamicLibrary::init()"
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                        "baseScore": 7.8,
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                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Upgrade TightVNC for Windows to version 2.8.88 or later."
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                    "url": "https://sourceforge.net/p/vnc-tight/bugs/1666/",
                    "name": "TightVNC bug #1666",
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                        "issue-tracking"
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                    "url": "https://www.tightvnc.com/whatsnew.php",
                    "name": "TightVNC release notes (2.8.88)",
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                    "lang": "en",
                    "type": "finder",
                    "value": "Arjun Basnet from Securin"
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                {
                    "time": "2026-05-30T00:00:00.000Z",
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Reported to GlavSoft"
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                {
                    "time": "2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z",
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Vendor acknowledged"
                },
                {
                    "time": "2026-06-19T00:00:00.000Z",
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "TightVNC 2.8.88 released with fix"
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                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Ensure the TightVNC installation directory and every directory on the system PATH are writable only by administrators."
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                                        "Exploitation": "none"
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