VYPR

CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path

BaseStableLikelihood: High

Description

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.

Hierarchy (View 1000)

Children

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Related attack patterns (CAPEC)

CAPEC-38

CVEs mapped to this weakness (672)

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  • CVE-2016-6167HigJan 30, 2017
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01

    Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Putty beta 0.67 allow local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse (1) UxTheme.dll or (2) ntmarta.dll file in the current working directory.

  • CVE-2016-1281HigJan 23, 2017
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01

    Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer for TrueCrypt 7.2 and 7.1a, VeraCrypt before 1.17-BETA, and possibly other products allows local users to execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse DLL in the…

  • CVE-2016-7085HigDec 29, 2016
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in VMware Workstation Pro 12.x before 12.5.0 and VMware Workstation Player 12.x before 12.5.0 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

  • CVE-2016-7300HigDec 20, 2016
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.02

    Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Auto Updater for Mac allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file, aka "Microsoft (MAU) Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

  • CVE-2016-9274HigNov 11, 2016
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01

    Untrusted search path vulnerability in Git 1.x for Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse git.exe file in the current working directory. NOTE: 2.x is unaffected.

  • CVE-2016-0014HigJan 13, 2016
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.02

    Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted…

  • CVE-2010-3190HigAug 31, 2010
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.09

    Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1; Visual Studio 2005 SP1, 2008 SP1, and 2010; Visual C++ 2005 SP1, 2008 SP1, and 2010; and Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3, 2013, and 2013 allows local…

  • CVE-2026-53819HigJun 11, 2026
    risk 0.50cvss 8.8epss 0.00

    OpenClaw before 2026.5.27 contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in skill install flows where workspace .env files can override the Homebrew executable selection. Attackers with access to trusted operator workspaces can execute unintended Homebrew-compatible…

  • CVE-2022-38060HigDec 21, 2022
    risk 0.50cvss 8.8epss 0.00

    A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the sudo functionality of OpenStack Kolla git master 05194e7618. A misconfiguration in /etc/sudoers within a container can lead to increased privileges.

  • CVE-2022-26183HigMar 21, 2022
    risk 0.50cvss 8.8epss 0.02

    PNPM v6.15.1 and below was discovered to contain an untrusted search path which causes the application to behave in unexpected ways when users execute PNPM commands in a directory containing malicious content. This vulnerability occurs when the application is ran on Windows OS.

  • CVE-2026-41294HigApr 21, 2026
    risk 0.49cvss 8.6epss 0.00

    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…

  • CVE-2025-12819HigDec 3, 2025
    risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.00

    Untrusted search path in auth_query connection handler in PgBouncer before 1.25.1 allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL during authentication via a malicious search_path parameter in the StartupMessage.

  • CVE-2025-30399HigJun 13, 2025
    risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.01

    Untrusted search path in .NET and Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

  • CVE-2025-1756HigFeb 27, 2025
    risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.00

    mongosh may be susceptible to local privilege escalation under certain conditions potentially enabling unauthorized actions on a user's system with elevated privilege, when a crafted file is stored in C:\node_modules\. This issue affects mongosh prior to 2.3.0

  • CVE-2025-1755HigFeb 27, 2025
    risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.00

    MongoDB Compass may be susceptible to local privilege escalation under certain conditions potentially enabling unauthorized actions on a user's system with elevated privileges, when a crafted file is stored in C:\node_modules\. This issue affects MongoDB Compass prior to 1.42.1

  • CVE-2024-23304HigFeb 6, 2024
    risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.01

    Cybozu KUNAI for Android 3.0.20 to 3.0.21 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by performing certain operations.

  • CVE-2023-29790HigMay 12, 2023
    risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.01

    kodbox 1.2.x through 1.3.7 has a Sensitive Information Leakage issue.

  • CVE-2016-10837HigAug 1, 2019
    risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.02

    cPanel before 11.54.0.4 allows arbitrary code execution because of an unsafe @INC path (SEC-46).

  • CVE-2018-10959HigApr 17, 2019
    risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.02

    Avecto Defendpoint 4 prior to 4.4 SR6 and 5 prior to 5.1 SR1 has an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability, exploitable by modifying environment variables to trigger automatic elevation of an attacker's process launch.

  • CVE-2016-0018HigJan 13, 2016
    risk 0.49cvss 7.3epss 0.13

    Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."