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 (691)

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  • CVE-2023-43586HigDec 13, 2023
    risk 0.48cvss 7.3epss 0.01

    Path traversal in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows, Zoom VDI Client for Windows, and Zoom SDKs for Windows may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via network access.

  • CVE-2019-9798HigApr 26, 2019
    risk 0.48cvss 7.4epss 0.01

    On Android systems, Firefox can load a library from APITRACE_LIB, which is writable by all users and applications. This could allow malicious third party applications to execute a man-in-the-middle attack if a malicious code was written to that location and loaded. *Note: This…

  • CVE-2018-18364HigFeb 8, 2019
    risk 0.48cvss 7.3epss 0.01

    Symantec Ghost Solution Suite (GSS) versions prior to 3.3 RU1 may be susceptible to a DLL hijacking vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby a potential attacker attempts to execute unexpected code on your machine. This occurs via placement of a potentially foreign file…

  • CVE-2018-1458HigJul 10, 2018
    risk 0.48cvss 7.4epss 0.02

    IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10,1, 10.5 and 11.1 could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 140209.

  • CVE-2017-6189HigMar 15, 2017
    risk 0.48cvss 7.3epss 0.01

    Untrusted search path vulnerability in Amazon Kindle for PC before 1.19 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory of the Kindle Setup installer.

  • CVE-2016-1014HigApr 9, 2016
    risk 0.48cvss 7.3epss 0.01

    Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.343 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.213 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.616 on Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse resource in an unspecified directory.

  • CVE-2026-14875HigAug 13, 2026
    risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00

    IBM i Access Client Solutions 1.1.2.0 through 1.1.9.13 is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution on Windows when installed for all users due to publicly writeable directory.

  • CVE-2022-4987HigApr 3, 2026
    risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00

    Hirschmann Industrial HiVision version 08.1.03 prior to 08.1.04 and 08.2.00 contains a vulnerability in the execution of user-configured external applications that allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary binaries. Due to insufficient path sanitization, an attacker can place…

  • CVE-2026-3780HigApr 1, 2026
    risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00

    The application's installer runs with elevated privileges but resolves system executables and DLLs using untrusted search paths that can include user-writable directories, allowing a local attacker to place malicious binaries with the same names and have them loaded or executed…

  • CVE-2026-25926HigFeb 19, 2026
    risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00

    Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. An Unsafe Search Path vulnerability (CWE-426) exists in versions prior to 8.9.2 when launching Windows Explorer without an absolute executable path. This may allow execution of a malicious explorer.exe if an attacker can…

  • CVE-2024-21923HigNov 23, 2025
    risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00

    Incorrect default permissions in AMD StoreMI™ could allow an attacker to achieve privilege escalation potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

  • CVE-2024-21922HigNov 23, 2025
    risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00

    A DLL hijacking vulnerability in AMD StoreMI™ could allow an attacker to achieve privilege escalation, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

  • CVE-2024-14012HigOct 29, 2025
    risk 0.47cvss —epss 0.00

    Potential privilege escalation issue in Revenera InstallShield version 2023 R1 running a renamed Setup.exe on Windows. When a local administrator executes a renamed Setup.exe, the MPR.dll may get loaded from an insecure location and can result in a privilege escalation. The…

  • CVE-2025-1068HigFeb 25, 2025
    risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00

    There is an untrusted search path vulnerability in Esri ArcGIS AllSource 1.2 and 1.3 that may allow a low privileged attacker with write privileges to the local file system to introduce a malicious executable to the filesystem. When the victim performs a specific action using…

  • CVE-2024-13158HigJan 14, 2025
    risk 0.47cvss 7.2epss 0.03

    An unbounded resource search path in Ivanti EPM before the 2024 January-2025 Security Update and 2022 SU6 January-2025 Security Update allows a remote authenticated attacker with admin privileges to achieve remote code execution.

  • CVE-2024-36507HigNov 12, 2024
    risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00

    A untrusted search path in Fortinet FortiClientWindows versions 7.4.0, versions 7.2.4 through 7.2.0, versions 7.0.12 through 7.0.0 allows an attacker to run arbitrary code via DLL hijacking and social engineering.

  • CVE-2024-38305HigAug 21, 2024
    risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00

    Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs Installer exe version 4.0.3 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the installer. A local low-privileged authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary executables on the…

  • CVE-2024-28060HigMay 28, 2024
    risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00

    An issue was discovered in Apiris Kafeo 6.4.4. It permits DLL hijacking, allowing a user to trigger the execution of arbitrary code every time the product is executed.

  • CVE-2024-24697HigFeb 14, 2024
    risk 0.47cvss 7.2epss 0.00

    Untrusted search path in some Zoom 32 bit Windows clients may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via local access.

  • CVE-2023-48670HigDec 22, 2023
    risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00

    Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 3.14.1 and prior versions contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the installer. A local low privileged authenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary executable on the…