title: Local Privilege Escalation via DLL Hijacking
description: A DLL hijacking vulnerability was identified in the Qognify VMS Client Viewer version 7.1 or higher, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code and obtain higher privileges via careful placement of a malicious DLL, if some specific pre-conditions are met.
problem types: CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: VMS Client Viewer
vendor: Qognify
versions:
status: affected, version: >=7.1
}
solutions: The vendor provides an updated hardening guide for their customers which should be implemented to ensure that no DLLs can be preloaded. It can be found in the PartnerWeb portal for customers of Qognify.