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.
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| 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. | |
| Title | Greenshot Vulnerable to OS Command Injection via ExternalCommand Plugin | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-426 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-03-20T10:04:44.475Z
Reserved: 2026-02-05T19:58:01.639Z
Link: CVE-2026-25792
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-20T11:18:01.753
Modified: 2026-03-20T11:18:01.753
Link: CVE-2026-25792
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