CVE-2014-8395

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Corel Painter 2015 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse wacommt.dll file that is located in the same folder as the file being processed.

Published: 2015-01-15 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-8395 is rated Moderate Risk (50.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.13%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8395

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 7.89% 7.13% -0.76%
2 2025-04-12 53.37% 7.89% -45.48%
3 2025-03-30 53.37%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8395

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-8395

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2014-8395

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html">CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8395

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
corel painter 2015 cpe:2.3:a:corel:painter:2015:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-8395

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