Skype Security Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-5720

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Microsoft Skype allow local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse (1) msi.dll, (2) dpapi.dll, or (3) cryptui.dll that is located in the current working directory.

CVE-2017-6517

Microsoft Skype 7.16.0.102 contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system. This vulnerability exists due to the way .dll files are loaded by Skype. It allows an attacker to load a .dll of the attacker's choosing that co...

CVE-2017-9948

A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Skype 7.2, 7.35, and 7.36 before 7.37, involving MSFTEDIT.DLL mishandling of remote RDP clipboard content within the message box.

CVE-2018-0594

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Skype for Windows allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

CVE-2018-0595

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Skype for Windows allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

CVE-2019-0622

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Skype for Andriod fails to properly handle specific authentication requests, aka "Skype for Android Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Skype 8.35.

CVE-2019-0932

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Skype for Android, aka 'Skype for Android Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

CVE-2020-24003

Microsoft Skype through 8.59.0.77 on macOS has the disable-library-validation entitlement, which allows a local process (with the user's privileges) to obtain unprompted microphone and camera access by loading a crafted library and thereby inheriting Skype Client's microphone and camera access.