CVE-2026-25792

Greenshot Vulnerable to OS Command Injection via ExternalCommand Plugin

Published Mar 20, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Greenshot is an open source Windows screenshot utility. Versions 1.3.312 and below have untrusted executable search path / binary hijacking vulnerability that allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code when the affected Windows application launches explorer.exe without using an absolute path. The vulnerable behavior is triggered when the user double-clicks the application’s tray icon, which opens the directory containing the most recent screenshot captured by the application. By placing a malicious executable with the same name in a location searched prior to the legitimate Windows binary, an attacker can gain code execution in the context of the application. This issue did not have a patch at the time of publication.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Getgreenshot
Getgreenshot greenshot
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:getgreenshot:greenshot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Getgreenshot
Getgreenshot greenshot
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Greenshot
Greenshot greenshot
Vendors & Products Greenshot
Greenshot greenshot
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Greenshot is an open source Windows screenshot utility. Versions 1.3.312 and below have untrusted executable search path / binary hijacking vulnerability that allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code when the affected Windows application launches explorer.exe without using an absolute path. The vulnerable behavior is triggered when the user double-clicks the application’s tray icon, which opens the directory containing the most recent screenshot captured by the application. By placing a malicious executable with the same name in a location searched prior to the legitimate Windows binary, an attacker can gain code execution in the context of the application. This issue did not have a patch at the time of publication.
Title Greenshot Vulnerable to OS Command Injection via ExternalCommand Plugin
Weaknesses CWE-426
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Mar 24, 2026, 3:55 AM
Reserved
Feb 5, 2026, 7:58 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 20, 2026, 11:18 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:25 AM