CWE-426
Untrusted Search Path
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)
Related attack patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-38
CVEs mapped to this weakness (672)
page 30 of 34| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
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| CVE-2019-3648 | Med | 0.40 | 6.1 | 0.01 | Nov 13, 2019 | A Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows client in McAfee Total Protection 16.0.R22 and earlier allows administrators to execute arbitrary code via carefully placing malicious files in specific locations protected by administrator permission. | ||
| CVE-2026-53865 | Hig | 0.39 | 7.1 | 0.00 | Jun 16, 2026 | OpenClaw before 2026.5.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability in maintenance task execution that allows workspace-derived service paths to influence trash command selection. Attackers can execute unintended local executables from operator-unintended paths during maintenance… | ||
| CVE-2026-53858 | Hig | 0.39 | 7.1 | 0.00 | Jun 16, 2026 | OpenClaw before 2026.5.2 contains an environment variable injection vulnerability where workspace .env STATE_DIRECTORY could influence bundled runtime dependency roots. Attackers can manipulate the STATE_DIRECTORY variable to load runtime dependencies from unintended local… | ||
| CVE-2026-53846 | Hig | 0.39 | 7.1 | 0.00 | Jun 16, 2026 | OpenClaw before 2026.4.29 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the install helper that allows workspace .env files to override the npm_execpath configuration used for bundled runtime dependency installation. Attackers with workspace access can execute unintended local… | ||
| CVE-2026-53842 | Hig | 0.39 | 7.1 | 0.00 | Jun 16, 2026 | OpenClaw before 2026.5.2 contains an environment variable injection vulnerability allowing workspace .env files to influence Python runtime selection through CLOUDSDK_PYTHON during Gmail setup gcloud execution. Attackers with repository access can manipulate the CLOUDSDK_PYTHON… | ||
| CVE-2026-39883 | Hig | 0.39 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Apr 8, 2026 | OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. From 1.15.0 to 1.42.0, the fix for CVE-2026-24051 changed the Darwin ioreg command to use an absolute path but left the BSD kenv command using a bare name, allowing the same PATH hijacking attack on BSD and Solaris… | ||
| CVE-2026-24051 | Hig | 0.39 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Feb 2, 2026 | OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. The OpenTelemetry Go SDK in version v1.20.0-1.39.0 is vulnerable to Path Hijacking (Untrusted Search Paths) on macOS/Darwin systems. The resource detection code in sdk/resource/host_id.go executes the ioreg system… | ||
| CVE-2020-29482 | Med | 0.39 | 6.0 | 0.00 | Dec 15, 2020 | An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.14.x. A guest may access xenstore paths via absolute paths containing a full pathname, or via a relative path, which implicitly includes /local/domain/$DOMID for their own domain id. Management tools must access paths in guests'… | ||
| CVE-2020-7315 | Med | 0.39 | 6.0 | 0.00 | Sep 10, 2020 | DLL Injection Vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.6.6 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via careful placement of a malicious DLL. | ||
| CVE-2026-0299 | Med | 0.38 | — | 0.00 | Aug 13, 2026 | Local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app enable a local user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows, and root on macOS and Linux. This enables a non-administrative user to execute arbitrary commands with… | ||
| CVE-2025-49642 | Med | 0.38 | — | 0.00 | Dec 1, 2025 | Library loading on AIX Zabbix Agent builds can be hijacked by local users with write access to the /home/cecuser directory. | ||
| CVE-2024-45281 | Med | 0.38 | 5.8 | 0.00 | Sep 10, 2024 | SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform allows a high privilege user to run client desktop applications even if some of the DLLs are not digitally signed or if the signature is broken. The attacker needs to have local access to the vulnerable system to perform DLL… | ||
| CVE-2025-26624 | Med | 0.37 | — | 0.00 | Feb 18, 2025 | Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives. A DLL hijacking vulnerability in Rufus 4.6.2208 and earlier versions allows an attacker loading and executing a malicious DLL with escalated privileges (since the executable has been granted higher… | ||
| CVE-2019-12912 | Med | 0.36 | 5.5 | 0.00 | Jul 17, 2019 | Redbrick Shift through 3.4.3 allows an attacker to extract emails of services (such as Gmail, Outlook, etc.) used in the application. | ||
| CVE-2019-8453 | Med | 0.36 | 5.5 | 0.00 | Apr 17, 2019 | Some of the DLLs loaded by Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 are taken from directories where all users have write permissions. This can allow a local attacker to replace a DLL file with a malicious one and cause Denial of Service to the client. | ||
| CVE-2026-32791 | Med | 0.35 | — | 0.00 | Aug 11, 2026 | Untrusted search path for some Intel(R) Performance Counter Monitor (Intel(R) PCM) before version tag 202604 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack… | ||
| CVE-2026-20799 | Med | 0.35 | — | 0.00 | Aug 11, 2026 | Untrusted search path for some Battery Life Diagnostic Tool software before version 2.9.0 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable… | ||
| CVE-2026-23888 | Med | 0.35 | 6.5 | 0.00 | Jan 26, 2026 | pnpm is a package manager. Prior to version 10.28.1, a path traversal vulnerability in pnpm's binary fetcher allows malicious packages to write files outside the intended extraction directory. The vulnerability has two attack vectors: (1) Malicious ZIP entries containing `../`… | ||
| CVE-2023-26038 | Med | 0.35 | 5.4 | 0.01 | Feb 25, 2023 | ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application for Linux which supports IP, USB and Analog cameras. Versions prior to 1.36.33 and 1.37.33 contain a Local File Inclusion (Untrusted Search Path) vulnerability via web/ajax/modal.php, where an… | ||
| CVE-2019-17099 | Med | 0.35 | 5.3 | 0.01 | Jan 27, 2020 | An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in EPSecurityService.exe as used in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools versions prior to 6.6.11.163 allows an attacker to load an arbitrary DLL file from the search path. This issue affects: Bitdefender EPSecurityService.exe versions prior… |
- risk 0.40cvss 6.1epss 0.01
A Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows client in McAfee Total Protection 16.0.R22 and earlier allows administrators to execute arbitrary code via carefully placing malicious files in specific locations protected by administrator permission.
- risk 0.39cvss 7.1epss 0.00
OpenClaw before 2026.5.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability in maintenance task execution that allows workspace-derived service paths to influence trash command selection. Attackers can execute unintended local executables from operator-unintended paths during maintenance…
- risk 0.39cvss 7.1epss 0.00
OpenClaw before 2026.5.2 contains an environment variable injection vulnerability where workspace .env STATE_DIRECTORY could influence bundled runtime dependency roots. Attackers can manipulate the STATE_DIRECTORY variable to load runtime dependencies from unintended local…
- risk 0.39cvss 7.1epss 0.00
OpenClaw before 2026.4.29 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the install helper that allows workspace .env files to override the npm_execpath configuration used for bundled runtime dependency installation. Attackers with workspace access can execute unintended local…
- risk 0.39cvss 7.1epss 0.00
OpenClaw before 2026.5.2 contains an environment variable injection vulnerability allowing workspace .env files to influence Python runtime selection through CLOUDSDK_PYTHON during Gmail setup gcloud execution. Attackers with repository access can manipulate the CLOUDSDK_PYTHON…
- risk 0.39cvss 7.0epss 0.00
OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. From 1.15.0 to 1.42.0, the fix for CVE-2026-24051 changed the Darwin ioreg command to use an absolute path but left the BSD kenv command using a bare name, allowing the same PATH hijacking attack on BSD and Solaris…
- risk 0.39cvss 7.0epss 0.00
OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. The OpenTelemetry Go SDK in version v1.20.0-1.39.0 is vulnerable to Path Hijacking (Untrusted Search Paths) on macOS/Darwin systems. The resource detection code in sdk/resource/host_id.go executes the ioreg system…
- risk 0.39cvss 6.0epss 0.00
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.14.x. A guest may access xenstore paths via absolute paths containing a full pathname, or via a relative path, which implicitly includes /local/domain/$DOMID for their own domain id. Management tools must access paths in guests'…
- risk 0.39cvss 6.0epss 0.00
DLL Injection Vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.6.6 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via careful placement of a malicious DLL.
- risk 0.38cvss —epss 0.00
Local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app enable a local user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows, and root on macOS and Linux. This enables a non-administrative user to execute arbitrary commands with…
- risk 0.38cvss —epss 0.00
Library loading on AIX Zabbix Agent builds can be hijacked by local users with write access to the /home/cecuser directory.
- risk 0.38cvss 5.8epss 0.00
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform allows a high privilege user to run client desktop applications even if some of the DLLs are not digitally signed or if the signature is broken. The attacker needs to have local access to the vulnerable system to perform DLL…
- risk 0.37cvss —epss 0.00
Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives. A DLL hijacking vulnerability in Rufus 4.6.2208 and earlier versions allows an attacker loading and executing a malicious DLL with escalated privileges (since the executable has been granted higher…
- risk 0.36cvss 5.5epss 0.00
Redbrick Shift through 3.4.3 allows an attacker to extract emails of services (such as Gmail, Outlook, etc.) used in the application.
- risk 0.36cvss 5.5epss 0.00
Some of the DLLs loaded by Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 are taken from directories where all users have write permissions. This can allow a local attacker to replace a DLL file with a malicious one and cause Denial of Service to the client.
- risk 0.35cvss —epss 0.00
Untrusted search path for some Intel(R) Performance Counter Monitor (Intel(R) PCM) before version tag 202604 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack…
- risk 0.35cvss —epss 0.00
Untrusted search path for some Battery Life Diagnostic Tool software before version 2.9.0 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable…
- risk 0.35cvss 6.5epss 0.00
pnpm is a package manager. Prior to version 10.28.1, a path traversal vulnerability in pnpm's binary fetcher allows malicious packages to write files outside the intended extraction directory. The vulnerability has two attack vectors: (1) Malicious ZIP entries containing `../`…
- risk 0.35cvss 5.4epss 0.01
ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application for Linux which supports IP, USB and Analog cameras. Versions prior to 1.36.33 and 1.37.33 contain a Local File Inclusion (Untrusted Search Path) vulnerability via web/ajax/modal.php, where an…
- risk 0.35cvss 5.3epss 0.01
An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in EPSecurityService.exe as used in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools versions prior to 6.6.11.163 allows an attacker to load an arbitrary DLL file from the search path. This issue affects: Bitdefender EPSecurityService.exe versions prior…