CVE-2024-49515

Summary

CVE-2024-49515 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Substance3D's Painter software versions 10.1.0 and older. This issue involves an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability, which can potentially allow attackers to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability arises when the application, while searching for critical resources like programs, relies on an unsecured search path. An attacker can manipulate this search path to introduce a malicious program, which the application will subsequently execute, posing a significant risk. This vulnerability can impact any type of critical resource trusted by the application, and exploitation requires user interaction, specifically opening a maliciously crafted file.

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