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Tencent CVE-2020-24160

HIGH
Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427)
2020-09-03 cve@mitre.org
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A08:2025 - Software or Data Integrity Failures
ASVS 5.0
V13 - Configuration Search path element control
Impact

CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Shenzhen Tencent TIM Windows client 3.0.0.21315 has a DLL hijacking vulnerability, which can be exploited by attackers to execute malicious code. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-427. Shenzhen Tencent TIM Windows client 3.0.0.21315 has a DLL hijacking vulnerability, which can be exploited by attackers to execute malicious code. Affected products include: Tencent Tim.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

Shenzhen Tencent TIM Windows client 3.0.0.21315 has a DLL hijacking vulnerability, which can be exploited by attackers to execute malicious code.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 62% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +39
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:tencent:tim:3.0.0.21315:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
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9.9 Mar 07

OS command injection in WeKnora from version 0.2.5 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary system commands. CVSS

CVE-2026-30860 CRITICAL POC
9.9 Mar 07

SQL injection in WeKnora LLM document understanding framework allows authenticated users to extract arbitrary database c

CVE-2023-30363 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Apr 26

vConsole v3.15.0 was discovered to contain a prototype pollution due to incorrect key and value resolution in setOptions

CVE-2026-30855 HIGH POC
8.8 Mar 07

Insufficient authorization checks in WeKnora's tenant management endpoints allow any authenticated user to read, modify,

CVE-2024-40433 HIGH POC
8.8 Jul 26

Insecure Permissions vulnerability in Tencent wechat v.8.0.37 allows an attacker to escalate privileges via the web-view

CVE-2024-22873 HIGH POC
8.1 Feb 26

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CVE-2021-33879 HIGH POC
8.1 Jun 06

Tencent GameLoop before 4.1.21.90 downloaded updates over an insecure HTTP connection. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.1), t

CVE-2023-34312 HIGH POC
7.8 Jun 01

In Tencent QQ through 9.7.8.29039 and TIM through 3.4.7.22084, QQProtect.exe and QQProtectEngine.dll do not validate poi

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7.8 Jul 01

HaboMalHunter through 2.0.0.3 in Tencent Habo allows attackers to evade dynamic malware analysis via PIE compilation. Ra

CVE-2023-52286 HIGH POC
7.5 Dec 31

Tencent tdsqlpcloud through 1.8.5 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to discover database credentials via an index.

CVE-2022-35158 HIGH POC
7.5 Aug 03

A vulnerability in the lua parser of TscanCode tsclua v2.15.01 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a

References

Advisories & patches

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