CWE-426
Allowed-with-ReviewUntrusted 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.
892 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-WMQV-FC8W-348W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:27 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:27Untrusted search path vulnerability in Encrypted files in self-decryption format created by FileCapsule Deluxe Portable Ver.1.0.5.1 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-2268"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-426"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-07-17T13:18:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Untrusted search path vulnerability in Encrypted files in self-decryption format created by FileCapsule Deluxe Portable Ver.1.0.5.1 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.",
"id": "GHSA-wmqv-fc8w-348w",
"modified": "2022-05-17T02:27:39Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T02:27:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2268"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN42031953/index.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://resumenext.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-30.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-WP4F-G5J5-6F78
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:04 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:04Puppet Enterprise 2016.4.x prior to 2016.4.12, Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.x prior to 2017.3.7, Puppet Enterprise 2018.1.x prior to 2018.1.1, Puppet Agent 1.10.x prior to 1.10.13, Puppet Agent 5.3.x prior to 5.3.7, and Puppet Agent 5.5.x prior to 5.5.2, were vulnerable to an attack where an unprivileged user on Windows agents could write custom facts that can escalate privileges on the next puppet run. This was possible through the loading of shared libraries from untrusted paths.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-6513"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-426"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-06-11T20:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Puppet Enterprise 2016.4.x prior to 2016.4.12, Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.x prior to 2017.3.7, Puppet Enterprise 2018.1.x prior to 2018.1.1, Puppet Agent 1.10.x prior to 1.10.13, Puppet Agent 5.3.x prior to 5.3.7, and Puppet Agent 5.5.x prior to 5.5.2, were vulnerable to an attack where an unprivileged user on Windows agents could write custom facts that can escalate privileges on the next puppet run. This was possible through the loading of shared libraries from untrusted paths.",
"id": "GHSA-wp4f-g5j5-6f78",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:04:15Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:04:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6513"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6513"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-WP5X-8WXV-J7J2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-12 18:30 – Updated: 2024-11-12 18:30Excessive binary privileges in Ivanti Connect Secure which affects versions 22.4R2 through 22.7R2.2 inclusive within the R2 release line and Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.2 allow a local authenticated attacker to escalate privileges.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-47906"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-267",
"CWE-426"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-11-12T16:15:22Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Excessive binary privileges in Ivanti Connect Secure which affects versions 22.4R2 through 22.7R2.2 inclusive within the R2 release line and Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.2 allow a local authenticated attacker to escalate privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-wp5x-8wxv-j7j2",
"modified": "2024-11-12T18:30:55Z",
"published": "2024-11-12T18:30:55Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47906"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-ICS-Ivanti-Policy-Secure-IPS-Ivanti-Secure-Access-Client-ISAC-Multiple-CVEs"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-WPJ2-26J7-5QRQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 01:35 – Updated: 2022-05-14 01:35Multiple unquoted Windows search path vulnerabilities in the (1) Client Management and (2) Gateway in McAfee ePO Deep Command 2.1 and 2.2 before HF 1058831 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2015-3987"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-426"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2015-05-14T14:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Multiple unquoted Windows search path vulnerabilities in the (1) Client Management and (2) Gateway in McAfee ePO Deep Command 2.1 and 2.2 before HF 1058831 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.",
"id": "GHSA-wpj2-26j7-5qrq",
"modified": "2022-05-14T01:35:17Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T01:35:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3987"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10115"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74685"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032244"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-WPXH-C8X5-MMG6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-04 15:30 – Updated: 2023-04-11 21:31An issue found in Wondershare Technology Co.,Ltd PDF Reader v.1.0.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via the pdfreader_setup_full13143.exe file.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-27769"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-426"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-04-04T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An issue found in Wondershare Technology Co.,Ltd PDF Reader v.1.0.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via the pdfreader_setup_full13143.exe file.",
"id": "GHSA-wpxh-c8x5-mmg6",
"modified": "2023-04-11T21:31:10Z",
"published": "2023-04-04T15:30:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27769"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/liong007/Wondershare/issues/11"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
GHSA-WQGJ-W32H-86XG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 01:17 – Updated: 2022-05-17 01:17Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installers for DocuWorks 8.0.7 and earlier and DocuWorks Viewer Light published in Jul 2017 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-10848"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-426"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-09-01T14:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installers for DocuWorks 8.0.7 and earlier and DocuWorks Viewer Light published in Jul 2017 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.",
"id": "GHSA-wqgj-w32h-86xg",
"modified": "2022-05-17T01:17:01Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T01:17:01Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10848"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN09769017/index.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.fujixerox.co.jp/company/news/notice/2017/0831_rectification_work.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-WQQG-9W32-87V5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 02:01 – Updated: 2022-05-14 02:01Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 4.5.5.342 (installer) has an insecure library loading (dll hijacking) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-5003"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-426"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-08-29T13:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 4.5.5.342 (installer) has an insecure library loading (dll hijacking) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.",
"id": "GHSA-wqqg-9w32-87v5",
"modified": "2022-05-14T02:01:19Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T02:01:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5003"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb18-20.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105065"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041469"
}
],
"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-WQWC-Q68G-5FJG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:24 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:24In version 12.1.0.1004 and below of 360 Total Security,when TPI calls the browser process, there exists a local privilege escalation vulnerability. An attacker who could exploit DLL hijacking could execute arbitrary code on the Local system.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-15722"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-426"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-07-21T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In version 12.1.0.1004 and below of 360 Total Security,when TPI calls the browser process, there exists a local privilege escalation vulnerability. An attacker who could exploit DLL hijacking could execute arbitrary code on the Local system.",
"id": "GHSA-wqwc-q68g-5fjg",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:24:00Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:24:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15722"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.360.cn/News/news/id/232"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-WR42-7MGR-V6QX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:24 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:24In the version 12.1.0.1004 and below of 360 Total Security, when the main process of 360 Total Security calls GameChrome.exe, there exists a local privilege escalation vulnerability. An attacker who could exploit DLL hijacking to bypass the hips could execute arbitrary code on the Local system.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-15723"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-426"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-07-21T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In the version 12.1.0.1004 and below of 360 Total Security, when the main process of 360 Total Security calls GameChrome.exe, there exists a local privilege escalation vulnerability. An attacker who could exploit DLL hijacking to bypass the hips could execute arbitrary code on the Local system.",
"id": "GHSA-wr42-7mgr-v6qx",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:24:01Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:24:01Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15723"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.360.cn/News/news/id/232"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-WVMG-58G2-R2X7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 04:01 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:49A malicious DLL preload attack possible on NwSapSetup and Installation self-extracting program for SAP Plant Connectivity 2.3 and 15.0. It is possible that SAPSetup / NwSapSetup.exe loads system DLLs like DWMAPI.dll (located in your Syswow64 / System32 folder) from the folder the executable is in and not from the system location. The desired behavior is that system dlls are only loaded from the system folders. If a dll with the same name as the system dll is located in the same folder as the executable, this dll is loaded and code is executed.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-16690"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-426"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-12-12T14:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A malicious DLL preload attack possible on NwSapSetup and Installation self-extracting program for SAP Plant Connectivity 2.3 and 15.0. It is possible that SAPSetup / NwSapSetup.exe loads system DLLs like DWMAPI.dll (located in your Syswow64 / System32 folder) from the folder the executable is in and not from the system location. The desired behavior is that system dlls are only loaded from the system folders. If a dll with the same name as the system dll is located in the same folder as the executable, this dll is loaded and code is executed.",
"id": "GHSA-wvmg-58g2-r2x7",
"modified": "2025-04-20T03:49:48Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T04:01:44Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16690"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://blogs.sap.com/2017/12/12/sap-security-patch-day-december-2017"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2529480"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102145"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
Mitigation
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
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
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
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
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.