HCL Traveler for Microsoft Outlook up to 3.0.11 uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HCL Traveler for Microsoft Outlook up to 3.0.11. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-42190. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in HCL Traveler for Microsoft Outlook up to 3.0.11. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

HCL Traveler for Microsoft Outlook (HTMO) is susceptible to a DLL hijacking vulnerability which could allow an attacker to modify or replace the application with malicious content.

The advisory is shared for download at support.hcl-software.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-42190 since 07/29/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.

Upgrading to version 3.0.12 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Traveler for Microsoft Outlook 3.0.12

Timelineinfo

07/29/2024 🔍
05/30/2025 +305 days 🔍
05/30/2025 +0 days 🔍
10/31/2025 +154 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB0120744
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-42190 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-42190
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-310708

Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2025 18:03
Updated: 10/31/2025 03:35
Changes: 05/30/2025 18:03 (65), 10/31/2025 03:35 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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