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-2026-47092 (GCVE-0-2026-47092)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-18 19:46 – Updated: 2026-05-19 16:25 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
Claude HUD 0.0.12 Arbitrary Command Execution via COMSPEC Environment Variable
Summary
Claude HUD through 0.0.12, patched in commit 234d9aa, contains a command injection vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands by manipulating the COMSPEC environment variable. Attackers can set COMSPEC to an arbitrary binary path before claude-hud performs its version check, causing execFile() to execute the attacker-supplied executable with cmd.exe arguments, resulting in arbitrary code execution on Windows systems.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/jarrodwatts/claude-hud/issues/485 | technical-description |
| https://github.com/jarrodwatts/claude-hud/pull/487 | issue-tracking |
| https://github.com/jarrodwatts/claude-hud/commit/… | patch |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/claude-hud-a… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| jarrodwatts | claude-hud |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 0.0.12
(semver)
Unaffected: 234d9aad919b51326a43bcf90b45ae35c23afc30 (git) |
Date Public
2026-04-23 00:00
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CVE-2026-47274 (GCVE-0-2026-47274)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-27 20:02 – Updated: 2026-05-30 01:47
VLAI
Title
pam_usb: Uncontrolled search path in pam_usb tools allows privilege escalation via PATH manipulation
Summary
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6.3 (Medium)
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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CVE-2026-4962 (GCVE-0-2026-4962)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-27 17:05 – Updated: 2026-03-27 22:07 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
UltraVNC Service version.dll uncontrolled search path
Summary
A security flaw has been discovered in UltraVNC up to 1.6.4.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library version.dll of the component Service. The manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. The attack needs to be approached locally. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://vuldb.com/?id.353839 | vdb-entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.353839 | signaturepermissions-required |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.777619 | third-party-advisory |
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Impacted products
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CVE-2026-50033 (GCVE-0-2026-50033)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-03 19:26 – Updated: 2026-06-04 13:23
VLAI
Summary
Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis DeviceLock DLP (Windows) before build 9.0.15051.93227.
Severity
7.3 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| Acronis | Acronis DeviceLock DLP |
Affected:
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CVE-2026-5055 (GCVE-0-2026-5055)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-11 00:14 – Updated: 2026-04-14 03:55
VLAI
Title
NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary
NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. 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 NoMachine Device Server. The product loads a library 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-28494.
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7.8 (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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1 reference
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CVE-2026-5397 (GCVE-0-2026-5397)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-15 04:11 – Updated: 2026-04-15 16:13
VLAI
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Vulnerability Related to an Uncontrolled Search Path Element in a UPS Management Application
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It has been identified that a vulnerability (CWE-427) exists in the UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) management application, whereby improper permissions on the installation directory allow a malicious actor to place a DLL that is then executed with administrator privileges.
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7.8 (High)
SSVC
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CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
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Impacted products
1 product
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| OMRON SOCIAL SOLUTIONS CO., Ltd. | PowerAttendant Standard Edition |
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CVE-2026-6421 (GCVE-0-2026-6421)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-17 05:45 – Updated: 2026-04-17 18:37
VLAI
Title
Mobatek MobaXterm Home Edition msimg32.dll uncontrolled search path
Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Mobatek MobaXterm Home Edition up to 26.1. This affects an unknown part in the library msimg32.dll. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. An attack has to be approached locally. The attack is considered to have high complexity. It is indicated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 26.2 is able to mitigate this issue. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
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SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://vuldb.com/vuln/358020 | vdb-entry |
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| https://vuldb.com/submit/778851 | third-party-advisory |
| https://drive.google.com/file/d/17bbNDzfoD3NNPlUM… | exploit |
| https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-editi… | related |
| https://download.mobatek.net/2622026032581854/Mob… | patch |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| Mobatek | MobaXterm Home Edition |
Affected:
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CVE-2026-6788 (GCVE-0-2026-6788)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-06 15:46 – Updated: 2026-05-06 16:13
VLAI
Title
Uncontrolled search path in PluginLauncher allows SYSTEM code execution in WatchGuard Agent
Summary
Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in WatchGuard Agent on Windows allows Using Malicious Files.This issue affects WatchGuard Agent before 1.25.03.0000.
Severity
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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1 product
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CVE-2026-7279 (GCVE-0-2026-7279)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-28 09:39 – Updated: 2026-04-28 12:14
VLAI
Title
eMPIA Technology｜AVACAST - DLL Hijacking
Summary
AVACAST developed by eMPIA Technology, has a DLL Hijacking vulnerability, allowing authenticated local attackers to place a malicious DLL in a specific directory, resulting in arbitrary code execution with system privileges when the system loads the DLL.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-10884-f9c21-1.html | third-party-advisory |
| https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-10885-02d83-2.html | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
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| eMPIA Technology | AVACAST |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 5.10.10.43
(custom)
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Date Public
2026-04-28 09:22
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CVE-2026-7373 (GCVE-0-2026-7373)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-15 02:06 – Updated: 2026-05-19 22:43
VLAI
Title
Metasploit Pro on Windows: Local Privilege Escalation via OpenSSL Configuration File Loading
Summary
Rapid7 Metasploit Pro is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation attack that allows a user to gain SYSTEM level control of a Windows host. When started the metasploitPostgreSQL service would start the postgres.exe child process which would in turn load an OpenSSL configuration file from a static location. This static location would be writable by a pre-existing "vagrant" user, if they already existed on the system. Metasploit does not create local accounts, an Administrator would need to create it. By planting a crafted openssl.cnf file an attacker can trick the high-privilege service into executing arbitrary commands. This effectively permits the unprivileged vagrant user to bypass security controls and achieve a full host compromise under the agent's SYSTEM level access.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
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| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://docs.rapid7.com/insight/release-notes-5.0… | release-notes |
Impacted products
1 product
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Affected:
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(custom)
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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.