CWE-427
Uncontrolled Search Path Element
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.
CVE-2022-40978 (GCVE-0-2022-40978)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-19 16:05 – Updated: 2024-08-03 12:28
VLAI
Summary
The installer of JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2022.2.2 was vulnerable to EXE search order hijacking
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| JetBrains | IntelliJ IDEA |
Affected:
2022.2.2 , < 2022.2.2
(custom)
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CVE-2022-41141 (GCVE-0-2022-41141)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-26 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-01 13:49
VLAI
Summary
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Windscribe. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of OpenSSL. The product loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-16859.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| Windscribe | Windscribe |
Affected:
2.3 Build 16
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CVE-2022-41628 (GCVE-0-2022-41628)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-10 13:16 – Updated: 2025-01-27 18:11
VLAI
Summary
Uncontrolled search path element in the HotKey Services for some Intel(R) NUC P14E Laptop Element software for Windows 10 before version 1.1.44 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
SSVC
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Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- escalation of privilege
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled search path element
Assigner
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1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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Affected:
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CVE-2022-41693 (GCVE-0-2022-41693)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-10 13:17 – Updated: 2025-01-27 17:58
VLAI
Summary
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro edition software before version 22.3 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 | |
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| n/a | Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro edition software |
Affected:
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CVE-2022-41982 (GCVE-0-2022-41982)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-10 13:16 – Updated: 2025-01-27 18:12
VLAI
Summary
Uncontrolled search path element in the Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler software before version 2023.0 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
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- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled search path element
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
1 product
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Affected:
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CVE-2022-41998 (GCVE-0-2022-41998)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-10 13:17 – Updated: 2025-01-27 18:00
VLAI
Summary
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) DCM software before version 5.1 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) DCM software |
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CVE-2022-43440 (GCVE-0-2022-43440)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-09 08:30 – Updated: 2025-03-24 15:15
VLAI
Title
Privilege escalation via manipulated unixcat executable
Summary
Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Checkmk Agent in Tribe29 Checkmk before 2.1.0p1, before 2.0.0p25 and before 1.6.0p29 on a Checkmk server allows the site user to escalate privileges via a manipulated unixcat executable
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
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://checkmk.com/werk/14087 |
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CVE-2022-43456 (GCVE-0-2022-43456)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-11 02:36 – Updated: 2024-10-10 15:43
VLAI
Summary
Uncontrolled search path in some Intel(R) RST software before versions 16.8.5.1014.5, 17.11.3.1010.2, 18.7.6.1011.2 and 19.5.2.1049.5 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
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Intel(R) RST software |
Affected:
before versions 16.8.5.1014.5, 17.11.3.1010.2, 18.7.6.1011.2 and 19.5.2.1049.5
|
|
| intel_rst_software | intel_rst_software |
Affected:
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CVE-2022-43474 (GCVE-0-2022-43474)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-10 13:17 – Updated: 2025-01-27 17:58
VLAI
Summary
Uncontrolled search path for the DSP Builder software installer before version 22.4 for Intel(R) FPGAs Pro Edition 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 | DSP Builder software installer for Intel(R) FPGAs Pro Edition |
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before version 22.4
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CVE-2022-43703 (GCVE-0-2022-43703)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-27 21:52 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:33
VLAI
Title
Incomplete verification of installation file signature
Summary
An installer that loads or executes files using an unconstrained search path may be vulnerable to substitute files under control of an attacker being loaded or executed instead of the intended files.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arm Ltd | Arm Compiler 5 (AC5), Arm Compiler for Embedded 6 (AC6), Fast Models (FM), Arm Compiler for Embedded FuSA (ACEF), Arm Development Studio (ADS), Arm Forge (AF), Arm Mobile Studio (AMS), DS-5 Development Studio, Fast Models (FM), GNU Toolchain (GT), Keil MDK (KMDK), Mbed Studio (MS) |
Affected:
AC5 All Releases, AC6 Releases prior to 6.20, ACEF All Releases, ADS All Releases, AF Releases prior to 22.1, AMS All releases, DS5 All Releases, FM All Releases, GT All Releases, KMDK All Releases, MS All Releases
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Date Public
2023-07-05 08:00
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Mitigation
Phases: Architecture and Design, Implementation
Strategy: Attack Surface Reduction
Description:
- 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
Phase: Implementation
Strategy: Attack Surface Reduction
Description:
- 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
Phase: Implementation
Strategy: Attack Surface Reduction
Description:
- 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
Phase: Implementation
Description:
- 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
Phase: Implementation
Description:
- 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.