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JVNDB-2026-000053

Vulnerability from jvndb - Published: 2026-04-10 04:38 - Updated:2026-04-10 04:38

Severity

7.8 (High) - cvssV3_0 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

EmoCheck loads Dynamic Link Libraries insecurely

Details

EmoCheck is a tool for detecting infections by "Emotet" malware, provided by Japan Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (JPCERT/CC). EmoCheck loads Dynamic Link Libraries insecurely.

Uncontrolled search path element (CWE-427) - CVE-2026-28704

ryo shimada of Powder Keg Technologies, Inc. reported this vulnerability to IPA. JPCERT/CC coordinated internally under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

References

Type

URL

	JVN	https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN00263243/index.html
	JVN	https://jvn.jp/en/ta/JVNTA91240916/
	CVE	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28704
	No Mapping(CWE-Other)	https://www.ipa.go.jp/en/security/vulnerabilities/cwe.html

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

JPCERT Coordination Center

EmoCheck

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CVE-2026-28704 (GCVE-0-2026-28704)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-10 05:49 – Updated: 2026-04-10 14:03 Unsupported When Assigned

Summary

Emocheck insecurely loads Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs). If a crafted DLL file is placed to the same directory, an arbitrary code may be executed with the privilege of the user invoking EmoCheck.

Severity

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

8.4 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-04-10 14:03 UTC

CWE

CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Assigner

jpcert CNA under the jpcert root

CNA scorecard C 64/100 over 190 records in the last 180 days details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://www.jpcert.or.jp/press/2026/PR20260410.html
https://github.com/JPCERTCC/EmoCheck/
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN00263243/

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Japan Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (JPCERT/CC)	Emocheck	Affected: all versions

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