High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Mar 10, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-26488
CVE-2022-26488
Description
In Python before 3.10.3 on Windows, local users can gain privileges because the search path is inadequately secured. The installer may allow a local attacker to add user-writable directories to the system search path. To exploit, an administrator must have installed Python for all users and enabled PATH entries. A non-administrative user can trigger a repair that incorrectly adds user-writable paths into PATH, enabling search-path hijacking of other users and system services. This affects Python (CPython) through 3.7.12, 3.8.x through 3.8.12, 3.9.x through 3.9.10, and 3.10.x through 3.10.2.
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Affected products
14- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.7.12
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.11.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.11.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.11.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.11.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.11.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.11.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: <3.10.3
- osv-coords3 versions
< 3.7.13+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.7.13
- (no CPE)range: < 3.7.13
- (no CPE)range: < 3.7.13
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