7.8
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-7279
eMPIA Technology|AVACAST - DLL Hijacking
Description

AVACAST developed by eMPIA Technology, has a DLL Hijacking vulnerability, allowing authenticated local attackers to place a malicious DLL in a specific directory, resulting in arbitrary code execution with system privileges when the system loads the DLL.

INFO

Published Date :

April 28, 2026, 10:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 28, 2026, 10:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH cded6c7f-6ce5-4948-8f87-aa7a3bbb6b0e
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH MITRE-CVE
CVSS 4.0 HIGH cded6c7f-6ce5-4948-8f87-aa7a3bbb6b0e
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Restrict write access to the specified directory to prevent DLL hijacking.
  • Limit write permissions to the target directory.
  • Review and sanitize DLL loading mechanisms.
  • Ensure only trusted DLLs are loaded.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-7279.

URL Resource
https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-10885-02d83-2.html
https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-10884-f9c21-1.html
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-7279 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description AVACAST developed by eMPIA Technology, has a DLL Hijacking vulnerability, allowing authenticated local attackers to place a malicious DLL in a specific directory, resulting in arbitrary code execution with system privileges when the system loads the DLL.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-427
    Added Reference https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-10885-02d83-2.html
    Added Reference https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-10884-f9c21-1.html
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.