CWE-427
Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Description
The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.
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Related attack patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-38 · CAPEC-471
CVEs mapped to this weakness (1,213)
page 18 of 61| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-22996 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Mar 30, 2022 | The G-RAID 4/8 Software Utility setups for Windows were affected by a DLL hijacking vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the system user. | ||
| CVE-2022-26511 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Mar 17, 2022 | WPS Presentation 11.8.0.5745 insecurely load d3dx9_41.dll when opening .pps files('current directory type' DLL loading). | ||
| CVE-2022-26081 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Mar 17, 2022 | The installer of WPS Office Version 10.8.0.5745 insecurely load shcore.dll, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the user invoking the installer. | ||
| CVE-2022-25969 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Mar 17, 2022 | The installer of WPS Office Version 10.8.0.6186 insecurely load VERSION.DLL (or some other DLLs), allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the user invoking the installer. | ||
| CVE-2022-23401 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Mar 11, 2022 | The following Yokogawa Electric products contain insecure DLL loading issues. CENTUM CS 3000 versions from R3.08.10 to R3.09.00, CENTUM VP versions from R4.01.00 to R4.03.00, from R5.01.00 to R5.04.20, and from R6.01.00 to R6.08.00, Exaopc versions from R3.72.00 to R3.79.00. | ||
| CVE-2022-26337 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Mar 8, 2022 | Trend Micro Password Manager (Consumer) installer version 5.0.0.1262 and below is vulnerable to an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to exploit the vulnerability and escalate local privileges on the… | ||
| CVE-2021-43940 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Feb 15, 2022 | Affected versions of Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center allow authenticated local attackers to achieve elevated privileges on the local system via a DLL Hijacking vulnerability in the Confluence installer. This vulnerability only affects installations of Confluence… | ||
| CVE-2022-23410 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Feb 14, 2022 | AXIS IP Utility before 4.18.0 allows for remote code execution and local privilege escalation by the means of DLL hijacking. IPUtility.exe would attempt to load DLLs from its current working directory which could allow for remote code execution if a compromised DLL would be… | ||
| CVE-2022-23853 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Feb 11, 2022 | The LSP (Language Server Protocol) plugin in KDE Kate before 21.12.2 and KTextEditor before 5.91.0 tries to execute the associated LSP server binary when opening a file of a given type. If this binary is absent from the PATH, it will try running the LSP server binary in the… | ||
| CVE-2022-0483 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Feb 11, 2022 | Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis VSS Doctor (Windows) before build 53 | ||
| CVE-2022-22528 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Feb 9, 2022 | SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) - version 16.0, installation makes an entry in the system PATH environment variable in Windows platform which, under certain conditions, allows a Standard User to execute malicious Windows binaries which may lead to privilege escalation on… | ||
| CVE-2021-33101 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Feb 9, 2022 | Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) GPA software before version 21.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. | ||
| CVE-2020-12891 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Feb 4, 2022 | AMD Radeon Software may be vulnerable to DLL Hijacking through path variable. An unprivileged user may be able to drop its malicious DLL file in any location which is in path environment variable. | ||
| CVE-2022-0166 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.03 | Jan 19, 2022 | A privilege escalation vulnerability in the McAfee Agent prior to 5.7.5. McAfee Agent uses openssl.cnf during the build process to specify the OPENSSLDIR variable as a subdirectory within the installation directory. A low privilege user could have created subdirectories and… | ||
| CVE-2022-0015 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Jan 12, 2022 | A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables an authenticated local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR agent 5.0 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 5.0.12; Cortex… | ||
| CVE-2021-30360 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Jan 10, 2022 | Users have access to the directory where the installation repair occurs. Since the MS Installer allows regular users to run the repair, an attacker can initiate the installation repair and place a specially crafted EXE in the repair folder which runs with the Check Point Remote… | ||
| CVE-2021-4007 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Dec 14, 2021 | Rapid7 Insight Agent, versions 3.0.1 to 3.1.2.34, suffer from a local privilege escalation due to an uncontrolled DLL search path. Specifically, when Insight Agent versions 3.0.1 to 3.1.2.34 start, the Python interpreter attempts to load python3.dll at "C:\DLLs\python3.dll,"… | ||
| CVE-2021-20047 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Dec 8, 2021 | SonicWall Global VPN client version 4.10.6 (32-bit and 64-bit) and earlier have a DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability. Successful exploitation via a local attacker could result in remote code execution in the target system. | ||
| CVE-2021-43037 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Dec 6, 2021 | An issue was discovered in Kaseya Unitrends Backup Appliance before 10.5.5. The Unitrends Windows agent was vulnerable to DLL injection and binary planting due to insecure default permissions. This allowed privilege escalation from an unprivileged user to SYSTEM. | ||
| CVE-2021-32592 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Dec 1, 2021 | An unsafe search path vulnerability in FortiClientWindows 7.0.0, 6.4.6 and below, 6.2.x, 6.0.x and FortiClientEMS 7.0.0, 6.4.6 and below, 6.2.x, 6.0.x may allow an attacker to perform a DLL Hijack attack on affected devices via a malicious OpenSSL engine library in the search… |
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
The G-RAID 4/8 Software Utility setups for Windows were affected by a DLL hijacking vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the system user.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
WPS Presentation 11.8.0.5745 insecurely load d3dx9_41.dll when opening .pps files('current directory type' DLL loading).
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
The installer of WPS Office Version 10.8.0.5745 insecurely load shcore.dll, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the user invoking the installer.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
The installer of WPS Office Version 10.8.0.6186 insecurely load VERSION.DLL (or some other DLLs), allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the user invoking the installer.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
The following Yokogawa Electric products contain insecure DLL loading issues. CENTUM CS 3000 versions from R3.08.10 to R3.09.00, CENTUM VP versions from R4.01.00 to R4.03.00, from R5.01.00 to R5.04.20, and from R6.01.00 to R6.08.00, Exaopc versions from R3.72.00 to R3.79.00.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
Trend Micro Password Manager (Consumer) installer version 5.0.0.1262 and below is vulnerable to an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to exploit the vulnerability and escalate local privileges on the…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
Affected versions of Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center allow authenticated local attackers to achieve elevated privileges on the local system via a DLL Hijacking vulnerability in the Confluence installer. This vulnerability only affects installations of Confluence…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
AXIS IP Utility before 4.18.0 allows for remote code execution and local privilege escalation by the means of DLL hijacking. IPUtility.exe would attempt to load DLLs from its current working directory which could allow for remote code execution if a compromised DLL would be…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
The LSP (Language Server Protocol) plugin in KDE Kate before 21.12.2 and KTextEditor before 5.91.0 tries to execute the associated LSP server binary when opening a file of a given type. If this binary is absent from the PATH, it will try running the LSP server binary in the…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis VSS Doctor (Windows) before build 53
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) - version 16.0, installation makes an entry in the system PATH environment variable in Windows platform which, under certain conditions, allows a Standard User to execute malicious Windows binaries which may lead to privilege escalation on…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) GPA software before version 21.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
AMD Radeon Software may be vulnerable to DLL Hijacking through path variable. An unprivileged user may be able to drop its malicious DLL file in any location which is in path environment variable.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.03
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the McAfee Agent prior to 5.7.5. McAfee Agent uses openssl.cnf during the build process to specify the OPENSSLDIR variable as a subdirectory within the installation directory. A low privilege user could have created subdirectories and…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables an authenticated local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR agent 5.0 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 5.0.12; Cortex…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
Users have access to the directory where the installation repair occurs. Since the MS Installer allows regular users to run the repair, an attacker can initiate the installation repair and place a specially crafted EXE in the repair folder which runs with the Check Point Remote…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
Rapid7 Insight Agent, versions 3.0.1 to 3.1.2.34, suffer from a local privilege escalation due to an uncontrolled DLL search path. Specifically, when Insight Agent versions 3.0.1 to 3.1.2.34 start, the Python interpreter attempts to load python3.dll at "C:\DLLs\python3.dll,"…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
SonicWall Global VPN client version 4.10.6 (32-bit and 64-bit) and earlier have a DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability. Successful exploitation via a local attacker could result in remote code execution in the target system.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
An issue was discovered in Kaseya Unitrends Backup Appliance before 10.5.5. The Unitrends Windows agent was vulnerable to DLL injection and binary planting due to insecure default permissions. This allowed privilege escalation from an unprivileged user to SYSTEM.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
An unsafe search path vulnerability in FortiClientWindows 7.0.0, 6.4.6 and below, 6.2.x, 6.0.x and FortiClientEMS 7.0.0, 6.4.6 and below, 6.2.x, 6.0.x may allow an attacker to perform a DLL Hijack attack on affected devices via a malicious OpenSSL engine library in the search…