CWE-15
External Control of System or Configuration Setting
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Description
One or more system settings or configuration elements can be externally controlled by a user.
Allowing external control of system settings can disrupt service or cause an application to behave in unexpected, and potentially malicious ways.
Hierarchy (View 1000)
Related attack patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-13 · CAPEC-146 · CAPEC-176 · CAPEC-203 · CAPEC-270 · CAPEC-271 · CAPEC-579 · CAPEC-69 · CAPEC-76 · CAPEC-77
CVEs mapped to this weakness (21)
page 1 of 2| CVE | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-41489 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.00 | May 11, 2026 | Pi-hole is a DNS sinkhole that protects devices from unwanted content without installing any client-side software. From 6.0 to before Core 6.4.2 and FTL 6.6.1, two shell scripts executed as root by systemd (pihole-FTL-prestart.sh and pihole-FTL-poststop.sh) read the files.pid path from this config without validation and use it in privileged file operations (install and rm -f). By writing an arbitrary path into files.pid, an attacker with pihole privilege can cause root to delete and then recreate any file on the system outside the ProtectSystem=full-restricted directories, gaining write access to it. On a default Pi-hole installation this yields local privilege escalation to root via SSH authorized keys manipulation. If /root/.ssh/authorized_keys does not exist (default on fresh installs), only ExecStartPre is required. If the file exists, ExecStopPost deletes it first, and the same restart triggers both hooks in sequence. This vulnerability is fixed in Core 6.4.2 and FTL 6.6.1. | |
| CVE-2025-0425 | Hig | 0.55 | — | 0.00 | Feb 18, 2025 | Via the GUI of the "bestinformed Infoclient", a low-privileged user is by default able to change the server address of the "bestinformed Server" to which this client connects. This is dangerous as the "bestinformed Infoclient" runs with elevated permissions ("nt authority\system"). By changing the server address to a malicious server, or a script simulating a server, the user is able to escalate his privileges by abusing certain features of the "bestinformed Web" server. Those features include: * Pushing of malicious update packages * Arbitrary Registry Read as "nt authority\system" An attacker is able to escalate his privileges to "nt authority\system" on the Windows client running the "bestinformed Infoclient". This attack is not possible if a custom configuration ("Infoclient.ini") containing the flags "ShowOnTaskbar=false" or "DisabledItems=stPort,stAddress" is deployed. | |
| CVE-2026-33092 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Apr 10, 2026 | Local privilege escalation due to improper handling of environment variables. The following products are affected: Acronis True Image OEM (macOS) before build 42571, Acronis True Image (macOS) before build 42902. | |
| CVE-2026-41294 | Hig | 0.49 | 8.6 | 0.00 | Apr 21, 2026 | OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 loads the current working directory .env file before trusted state-dir configuration, allowing environment variable injection. Attackers can place a malicious .env file in a repository or workspace to override runtime configuration and security-sensitive environment settings during OpenClaw startup. | |
| CVE-2026-27203 | Hig | 0.47 | 8.3 | 0.00 | Feb 21, 2026 | eBay API MCP Server is an open source local MCP server providing AI assistants with comprehensive access to eBay's Sell APIs. All versions are vulnerable to Environment Variable Injection through the updateEnvFile function. The ebay_set_user_tokens tool allows updating the .env file with new tokens. The updateEnvFile function in src/auth/oauth.ts blindly appends or replaces values without validating them for newlines or quotes. This allows an attacker to inject arbitrary environment variables into the configuration file. An attacker can inject arbitrary environment variables into the .env file. This could lead to configuration overwrites, Denial of Service, and potential RCE. There was no fix for this issue at the time of publication. | |
| CVE-2025-64726 | Hig | 0.47 | — | 0.00 | Nov 13, 2025 | Socket Firewall is an HTTP/HTTPS proxy server that intercepts package manager requests and enforces security policies by blocking dangerous packages. Socket Firewall binary versions (separate from installers) prior to 0.15.5 are vulnerable to arbitrary code execution when run in untrusted project directories. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious `.sfw.config` file in a project directory. When a developer runs Socket Firewall commands (e.g., `sfw npm install`) in that directory, the tool loads the `.sfw.config` file and populates environment variables directly into the Node.js process. An attacker can exploit this by setting `NODE_OPTIONS` with a `--require` directive to execute malicious JavaScript code before Socket Firewall's security controls are initialized, effectively bypassing the tool's malicious package detection. The attack vector is indirect and requires a developer to install dependencies for an untrusted project and execute a command within the context of the untrusted project. The vulnerability has been patched in Socket Firewall version 0.15.5. Users should upgrade to version 0.15.5 or later. The fix isolates configuration file values from subprocess environments. Look at `sfw --version` for version information. If users rely on the recommended installation mechanism (e.g. global installation via `npm install -g sfw`) then no workaround is necessary. This wrapper package automatically ensures that users are running the latest version of Socket Firewall. Users who have manually installed the binary and cannot immediately upgrade should avoid running Socket Firewall in untrusted project directories. Before running Socket Firewall in any new project, inspect `.sfw.config` and `.env.local` files for suspicious `NODE_OPTIONS` or other environment variable definitions that reference local files. | |
| CVE-2024-11166 | Hig | 0.46 | — | 0.00 | Jan 22, 2025 | For TCAS II systems using transponders compliant with MOPS earlier than RTCA DO-181F, an attacker can impersonate a ground station and issue a Comm-A Identity Request. This action can set the Sensitivity Level Control (SLC) to the lowest setting and disable the Resolution Advisory (RA), leading to a denial-of-service condition. | |
| CVE-2026-41384 | Hig | 0.44 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Apr 28, 2026 | OpenClaw before 2026.3.24 contains an environment variable injection vulnerability in the CLI backend runner that allows attackers to inject malicious environment variables through workspace configuration. Attackers can craft malicious workspace configs to inject arbitrary environment variables into the backend process spawning, enabling code execution or sensitive data exposure. | |
| CVE-2025-41452 | Med | 0.44 | — | 0.00 | Aug 22, 2025 | Post-authenticated external control of system web interface configuration setting vulnerability in Danfoss AK-SM8xxA Series prior to 4.3.1, which could allow for a denial of service attack induced by improper handling of exceptional conditions | |
| CVE-2026-35650 | Hig | 0.42 | 7.5 | 0.00 | Apr 10, 2026 | OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains an environment variable override handling vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the shared host environment policy through inconsistent sanitization paths. Attackers can supply blocked or malformed override keys that slip through inconsistent validation to execute arbitrary code with unintended environment variables. | |
| CVE-2026-22750 | Hig | 0.42 | 7.5 | 0.00 | Apr 10, 2026 | When configuring SSL bundles in Spring Cloud Gateway by using the configuration property spring.ssl.bundle, the configuration was silently ignored and the default SSL configuration was used instead. Note: The 4.2.x branch is no longer under open source support. If you are using Spring Cloud Gateway 4.2.0 and are not an enterprise customer, you can upgrade to any Spring Cloud Gateway 4.2.x release newer than 4.2.0 available on Maven Centeral https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/springframework/cloud/spring-cloud-gateway/ . Ideally if you are not an enterprise customer, you should be upgrading to 5.0.2 or 5.1.1 which are the current supported open source releases. | |
| CVE-2026-43531 | Hig | 0.40 | 7.3 | 0.00 | May 5, 2026 | OpenClaw before 2026.4.9 contains an environment variable injection vulnerability allowing malicious workspace .env files to set runtime-control variables. Attackers can inject variables affecting update sources, gateway URLs, ClawHub resolution, and browser executable paths to compromise application behavior. | |
| CVE-2025-27253 | Med | 0.40 | 6.1 | 0.00 | Mar 10, 2025 | A CWE-15 "External Control of System or Configuration Setting" in GE Vernova UR IED family devices from version 7.0 up to 8.60 allows an attacker to provide input that establishes a TCP connection through a port forwarding. The lack of the IP address and port validation may allow the attacker to bypass firewall rules or to send malicious traffic in the network. | |
| CVE-2026-30817 | Med | 0.37 | 5.7 | 0.00 | Apr 8, 2026 | An external configuration control vulnerability in the OpenVPN module of TP-Link AX53 v1.0 allows an authenticated adjacent attacker to read arbitrary files when a malicious configuration file is processed. Successful exploitation may allow unauthorized access to arbitrary files on the device, potentially exposing sensitive information.This issue affects AX53 v1.0: before 1.7.1 Build 20260213. | |
| CVE-2026-30816 | Med | 0.37 | 5.7 | 0.00 | Apr 8, 2026 | An external control of configuration vulnerability in the OpenVPN module of TP-Link AX53 v1.0 allows an authenticated adjacent attacker to read arbitrary file when a malicious configuration file is processed. Successful exploitation may allow unauthorized access to arbitrary files on the device, potentially exposing sensitive information.This issue affects AX53 v1.0: before 1.7.1 Build 20260213. | |
| CVE-2026-22177 | Med | 0.33 | 6.1 | 0.00 | Mar 18, 2026 | OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 fail to filter dangerous process-control environment variables from config env.vars, allowing startup-time code execution. Attackers can inject variables like NODE_OPTIONS or LD_* through configuration to execute arbitrary code in the OpenClaw gateway service runtime context. | |
| CVE-2026-0495 | Med | 0.33 | 5.1 | 0.00 | Jan 13, 2026 | SAP Fiori App Intercompany Balance Reconciliation allows an attacker with high privileges to send uploaded files to arbitrary emails which could enable effective phishing campaigns. This has low impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability of the application. | |
| CVE-2025-13091 | Med | 0.28 | 4.3 | 0.00 | Feb 19, 2026 | The Shopire theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the shopire_admin_install_plugin() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.57. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install the 'fable-extra' plugin. | |
| CVE-2026-0232 | Med | 0.26 | — | 0.00 | Apr 13, 2026 | A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows allows a local Windows administrator to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection. | |
| CVE-2026-21422 | Low | 0.22 | 3.4 | 0.00 | Mar 4, 2026 | Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 9.10.0.0 through 9.13.1.0, contains an external control of system or configuration setting vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to protection mechanism bypass. |