Common Weakness Enumeration
CWE-427
Allowed-with-ReviewUncontrolled Search Path Element
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
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.
1786 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
CVE-2023-22355 (GCVE-0-2023-22355)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-10 13:17 – Updated: 2025-01-24 17:36
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Uncontrolled search path in some Intel(R) oneAPI Toolkit and component software installers before version 4.3.0.251 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- escalation of privilege
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled search path
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Intel(R) oneAPI Toolkit and component software installers |
Affected:
before version 4.3.0.251
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CVE-2023-22283 (GCVE-0-2023-22283)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-01 17:52 – Updated: 2025-03-26 18:43
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows vulnerability
Summary
On versions beginning in 7.1.5 to before 7.2.3.1, a DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows. User interaction and administrative privileges are required to exploit this vulnerability because the victim user needs to run the executable on the system and the attacker requires administrative privileges for modifying the files in the trusted search path. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
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1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| F5 | APM Clients |
Affected:
7.1.5 , < 7.2.3.1
(semver)
Unaffected: 7.2.4 , < * (semver) |
Date Public
2023-02-01 15:00
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CVE-2023-6891 (GCVE-0-2023-6891)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-17 03:31 – Updated: 2024-08-02 08:42
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
PeaZip Library dragdropfilesdll.dll uncontrolled search path
Summary
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Severity
5.3 (Medium)
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path
Assigner
References
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CVE-2023-6740 (GCVE-0-2023-6740)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-12 07:50 – Updated: 2025-06-03 14:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Privilege escalation in jar_signature
Summary
Privilege escalation in jar_signature agent plugin in Checkmk before 2.2.0p18, 2.1.0p38 and 2.0.0p39 allows local user to escalate privileges
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
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| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://checkmk.com/werk/16163 |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Checkmk GmbH | Checkmk |
Affected:
2.2.0 , < 2.2.0p18
(semver)
Affected: 2.1.0 , < 2.1.0p38 (semver) Affected: 2.0.0 , ≤ 2.0.0p39 (semver) |
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CVE-2023-6401 (GCVE-0-2023-6401)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-30 14:31 – Updated: 2024-08-02 08:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
NotePad++ dbghelp.exe uncontrolled search path
Summary
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Severity
5.3 (Medium)
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
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CVE-2023-6338 (GCVE-0-2023-6338)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-03 21:00 – Updated: 2025-06-03 14:43
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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Uncontrolled search path vulnerabilities were reported in the Lenovo Universal Device Client (UDC) that could allow an attacker with local access to execute code with elevated privileges.
Severity
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SSVC
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CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
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1 reference
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1 product
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CVE-2023-6235 (GCVE-0-2023-6235)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-21 12:24 – Updated: 2024-08-02 08:21
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Arbitrary code execution in Duet Display
Summary
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Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
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1 product
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CVE-2023-6132 (GCVE-0-2023-6132)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-29 17:40 – Updated: 2024-08-22 18:02
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
AVEVA Edge products Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Summary
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Severity
7.3 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
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Affected:
0 , ≤ 2020 R2 SP2
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|
| aveva | aveva_edge |
Affected:
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CVE-2023-5463 (GCVE-0-2023-5463)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-09 21:31 – Updated: 2024-08-02 07:59
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
XINJE XDPPro cfgmgr32.dll uncontrolled search path
Summary
A vulnerability was found in XINJE XDPPro up to 3.7.17a. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library cfgmgr32.dll. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-241586 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Severity
7.8 (High)
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path
Assigner
References
3 references
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CVE-2023-4931 (GCVE-0-2023-4931)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-27 14:12 – Updated: 2024-08-02 07:44
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in Plesk
Summary
Uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in Plesk Installer affects version 3.27.0.0. A local attacker could execute arbitrary code by injecting DLL files into the same folder where the application is installed, resulting in DLL hijacking in edputil.dll, samlib.dll, urlmon.dll, sspicli.dll, propsys.dll and profapi.dll files.
Severity
6.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/avis… | |
| https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/17426… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plesk | Plesk Installer |
Affected:
3.27.0.0
|
Date Public
2023-11-27 12:00
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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
Strategy: Attack Surface Reduction
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
Strategy: Attack Surface Reduction
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. Since this is a denylist approach, it might not be a complete solution.
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 finding the program using the PATH environment variable, 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.
CAPEC-471: Search Order Hijacking
An adversary exploits a weakness in an application's specification of external libraries to exploit the functionality of the loader where the process loading the library searches first in the same directory in which the process binary resides and then in other directories. Exploitation of this preferential search order can allow an attacker to make the loading process load the adversary's rogue library rather than the legitimate library. This attack can be leveraged with many different libraries and with many different loading processes. No forensic trails are left in the system's registry or file system that an incorrect library had been loaded.