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Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Allowed-with-Review

Untrusted Search Path

Abstraction: Base · Status: Stable

The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

953 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-QMM3-WGJ2-H975

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 02:58 – Updated: 2022-05-14 02:58
VLAI
Details

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Glarysoft Glary Utilities (Glary Utilities 5.99 and earlier and Glary Utilities Pro 5.99 and earlier) allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-0619"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-426"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-07-26T17:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Glarysoft Glary Utilities (Glary Utilities 5.99 and earlier and Glary Utilities Pro 5.99 and earlier) allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.",
  "id": "GHSA-qmm3-wgj2-h975",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T02:58:51Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T02:58:51Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0619"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN84967039/index.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-QMR2-J5M9-CQ3M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-26 21:31 – Updated: 2025-08-29 21:32
VLAI
Details

A DLL Hijacking caused by drive remapping combined with a poisoning of the activation cache in Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2022 allows a malicious authenticated attacker to elevate from a medium integrity process to a high integrity process without the intervention of a UAC prompt.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-6769"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-426"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-09-26T21:15:07Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A DLL Hijacking caused by drive remapping combined with a poisoning of the activation cache in Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2022 allows a malicious authenticated attacker to elevate from a medium integrity process to a high integrity process without the intervention of a UAC prompt.",
  "id": "GHSA-qmr2-j5m9-cq3m",
  "modified": "2025-08-29T21:32:01Z",
  "published": "2024-09-26T21:31:11Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6769"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/fortra/CVE-2024-6769"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.fortra.com/security/advisories/research/fr-2024-002"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-QP49-3PVW-X4M5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-03 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:36
VLAI
Summary
sinatra does not validate expanded path matches
Details

Sinatra before 2.2.0 does not validate that the expanded path matches public_dir when serving static files.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "sinatra"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.2.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-29970"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-22",
      "CWE-426"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-05-03T20:59:50Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-05-02T05:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Sinatra before 2.2.0 does not validate that the expanded path matches public_dir when serving static files.",
  "id": "GHSA-qp49-3pvw-x4m5",
  "modified": "2025-11-04T19:36:42Z",
  "published": "2022-05-03T00:00:43Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29970"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/pull/1683"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/pull/1683/commits/462c3ca1db53ed3cfc394cf5948e9c948ad1c10e"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/skylightio/skylight-ruby/pull/294"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/sinatra/CVE-2022-29970.yml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00034.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00020.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "sinatra does not validate expanded path matches"
}

GHSA-QP5J-JR73-M2PW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-16 21:31 – Updated: 2026-06-18 20:33
Withdrawn 2026-06-18 VLAI
Summary
Duplicate Advisory: Workspace .env npm_execpath could influence bundled runtime dependency install
Details

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-24vr-rprv-67rf. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.29 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the install helper that allows workspace .env files to override the npm_execpath configuration used for bundled runtime dependency installation. Attackers with workspace access can execute unintended local package-manager executables during dependency setup to compromise the build environment.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c 2026.4.29"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "openclaw"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-426"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-06-18T20:33:45Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-16T19:17:01Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "## Duplicate Advisory\n\nThis advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of\u00a0GHSA-24vr-rprv-67rf. This link is maintained to preserve external references.\n\n## Original Description\nOpenClaw before 2026.4.29 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the install helper that allows workspace .env files to override the npm_execpath configuration used for bundled runtime dependency installation. Attackers with workspace access can execute unintended local package-manager executables during dependency setup to compromise the build environment.",
  "id": "GHSA-qp5j-jr73-m2pw",
  "modified": "2026-06-18T20:33:45Z",
  "published": "2026-06-16T21:31:58Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-24vr-rprv-67rf"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53846"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-package-manager-execution-via-workspace-env-npm-execpath"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Duplicate Advisory: Workspace .env npm_execpath could influence bundled runtime dependency install",
  "withdrawn": "2026-06-18T20:33:45Z"
}

GHSA-QP83-PPF3-V924

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-13 15:34 – Updated: 2026-08-13 15:34
VLAI
Details

Untrusted search path in PostgreSQL amcheck allows a grantee of amcheck function EXECUTE privilege to execute arbitrary functions as the owners of expression indexes that depend on the search path, via setting a hostile search path before calling the amcheck function. Within major versions 18, 16, 15, and 14, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected. PostgreSQL 17 is unaffected.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-14673"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-426"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-08-13T13:17:44Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "Untrusted search path in PostgreSQL amcheck allows a grantee of amcheck function EXECUTE privilege to execute arbitrary functions as the owners of expression indexes that depend on the search path, via setting a hostile search path before calling the amcheck function.  Within major versions 18, 16, 15, and 14, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.  PostgreSQL 17 is unaffected.",
  "id": "GHSA-qp83-ppf3-v924",
  "modified": "2026-08-13T15:34:35Z",
  "published": "2026-08-13T15:34:35Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14673"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-14673"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-QPXX-2FWX-F5QJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-03 21:31 – Updated: 2025-12-27 18:30
VLAI
Details

Untrusted search path in auth_query connection handler in PgBouncer before 1.25.0 allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL during authentication via a malicious search_path parameter in the StartupMessage.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-12819"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-426"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-12-03T19:15:55Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Untrusted search path in auth_query connection handler in PgBouncer before 1.25.0 allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL during authentication via a malicious search_path parameter in the StartupMessage.",
  "id": "GHSA-qpxx-2fwx-f5qj",
  "modified": "2025-12-27T18:30:23Z",
  "published": "2025-12-03T21:31:04Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12819"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/12/msg00033.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.pgbouncer.org/changelog.html#pgbouncer-124x"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.pgbouncer.org/changelog.html#pgbouncer-125x"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-QQFG-FRWJ-847V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:03 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:03
VLAI
Details

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 R2 and R2 SP1 and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains an HTML file, aka "Internet Explorer Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2011-2019"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-426"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2011-12-14T00:55:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 R2 and R2 SP1 and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains an HTML file, aka \"Internet Explorer Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability.\"",
  "id": "GHSA-qqfg-frwj-847v",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:03:26Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:03:26Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2019"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-099"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13884"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-347A.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-QQHF-V97G-RHW4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:01 – Updated: 2024-04-04 02:40
VLAI
Details

Code42 server through 7.0.2 for Windows has an Untrusted Search Path. In certain situations, a non-administrative attacker on the local server could create or modify a dynamic-link library (DLL). The Code42 service could then load it at runtime, and potentially execute arbitrary code at an elevated privilege on the local server.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-16861"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-426"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-11-19T13:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Code42 server through 7.0.2 for Windows has an Untrusted Search Path. In certain situations, a non-administrative attacker on the local server could create or modify a dynamic-link library (DLL). The Code42 service could then load it at runtime, and potentially execute arbitrary code at an elevated privilege on the local server.",
  "id": "GHSA-qqhf-v97g-rhw4",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T02:40:04Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:01:34Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16861"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://code42.com/r/support/CVE-2019-16861"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.code42.com/Terms_and_conditions/Code42_customer_support_resources/Code42_security_advisories"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-QR57-C849-39J8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:37 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:37
VLAI
Details

An issue was discovered in PureVPN through 5.19.4.0 on Windows. The client installation grants the Everyone group Full Control permission to the installation directory. In addition, the PureVPNService.exe service, which runs under NT Authority\SYSTEM privileges, tries to load several dynamic-link libraries using relative paths instead of the absolute path. When not using a fully qualified path, the application will first try to load the library from the directory from which the application is started. As the residing directory of PureVPNService.exe is writable to all users, this makes the application susceptible to privilege escalation through DLL hijacking.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-7484"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-426"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-02-26T02:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "An issue was discovered in PureVPN through 5.19.4.0 on Windows. The client installation grants the Everyone group Full Control permission to the installation directory. In addition, the PureVPNService.exe service, which runs under NT Authority\\SYSTEM privileges, tries to load several dynamic-link libraries using relative paths instead of the absolute path. When not using a fully qualified path, the application will first try to load the library from the directory from which the application is started. As the residing directory of PureVPNService.exe is writable to all users, this makes the application susceptible to privilege escalation through DLL hijacking.",
  "id": "GHSA-qr57-c849-39j8",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T03:37:08Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:37:08Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7484"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541803"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.defensecode.com/advisories/DC-2018-02-001-PureVPN-Windows-Privilege-Escalation.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-QRHF-Q88M-C43R

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:39 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:39
VLAI
Details

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of SKYSEA Client View Ver.1.020.05b to Ver.16.001.01g allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-20616"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-426",
      "CWE-427"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-01-13T10:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of SKYSEA Client View Ver.1.020.05b to Ver.16.001.01g allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.",
  "id": "GHSA-qrhf-q88m-c43r",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T17:39:12Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:39:12Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20616"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN69635538/index.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.skyseaclientview.net/news/210112_01"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

Mitigation
Architecture and Design Implementation

Strategy: Attack Surface Reduction

Hard-code the search path to a set of known-safe values (such as system directories), or only allow them to be specified by the administrator in a configuration file. Do not allow these settings to be modified by an external party. Be careful to avoid related weaknesses such as CWE-426 and CWE-428.

Mitigation
Implementation

When invoking other programs, specify those programs using fully-qualified pathnames. While this is an effective approach, code that uses fully-qualified pathnames might not be portable to other systems that do not use the same pathnames. The portability can be improved by locating the full-qualified paths in a centralized, easily-modifiable location within the source code, and having the code refer to these paths.

Mitigation
Implementation

Remove or restrict all environment settings before invoking other programs. This includes the PATH environment variable, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, and other settings that identify the location of code libraries, and any application-specific search paths.

Mitigation
Implementation

Check your search path before use and remove any elements that are likely to be unsafe, such as the current working directory or a temporary files directory.

Mitigation
Implementation

Use other functions that require explicit paths. Making use of any of the other readily available functions that require explicit paths is a safe way to avoid this problem. For example, system() in C does not require a full path since the shell can take care of it, while execl() and execv() require a full path.

CAPEC-38: Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths

This pattern of attack sees an adversary load a malicious resource into a program's standard path so that when a known command is executed then the system instead executes the malicious component. The adversary can either modify the search path a program uses, like a PATH variable or classpath, or they can manipulate resources on the path to point to their malicious components. J2EE applications and other component based applications that are built from multiple binaries can have very long list of dependencies to execute. If one of these libraries and/or references is controllable by the attacker then application controls can be circumvented by the attacker.