CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
0.19%
Published
Mar 20, 2026
Modified
Mar 23, 2026
Public PoC / Exploit (1)
All weaponized →Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.
Description
Greenshot is an open source Windows screenshot utility. Versions 1.3.312 and below have untrusted executable search path / binary hijacking vulnerability that allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code when the affected Windows application launches explorer.exe without using an absolute path. The vulnerable behavior is triggered when the user double-clicks the application’s tray icon, which opens the directory containing the most recent screenshot captured by the application. By placing a malicious executable with the same name in a location searched prior to the legitimate Windows binary, an attacker can gain code execution in the context of the application. This issue did not have a patch at the time of publication.
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeaknesses (CWE)
Affected Products (1)
References (1)