CVE-2016-10157

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Akamai NetSession 1.9.3.1 is vulnerable to DLL Hijacking: it tries to load CSUNSAPI.dll without supplying the complete path. The issue is aggravated because the mentioned DLL is missing from the installation, thus making it possible to hijack the DLL and subsequently inject code within the Akamai NetSession process space.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-94

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Jan 23, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-10157: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix