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 (1,233)
page 30 of 62| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-14029 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Nov 6, 2017 | An Uncontrolled Search Path Element issue was discovered in Trihedral VTScada 11.3.03 and prior. The program will execute specially crafted malicious dll files placed on the target machine. | ||
| CVE-2017-14017 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Oct 19, 2017 | An Uncontrolled Search Path Element issue was discovered in Progea Movicon Version 11.5.1181 and prior. An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability has been identified, which may allow a remote attacker without privileges to execute arbitrary code in the form of a… | ||
| CVE-2017-13993 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.03 | Oct 5, 2017 | An Uncontrolled Search Path or Element issue was discovered in i-SENS SmartLog Diabetes Management Software, Version 2.4.0 and prior versions. An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability has been identified which could be exploited by placing a specially crafted DLL file… | ||
| CVE-2017-11158 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Aug 31, 2017 | Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in the installer in Synology Cloud Station Drive before 4.2.5-4396 on Windows allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse (1) shfolder.dll, (2) ntmarta.dll, (3) secur32.dll or… | ||
| CVE-2017-12717 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.04 | Aug 30, 2017 | An Uncontrolled Search Path Element issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess versions prior to V8.2_20170817. A maliciously crafted dll file placed earlier in the search path may allow an attacker to execute code within the context of the application. | ||
| CVE-2017-11159 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Aug 23, 2017 | Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in installer in Synology Photo Station Uploader before 1.4.2-084 on Windows allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attack via a Trojan horse (1) shfolder.dll, (2) ntmarta.dll, (3) secur32.dll or… | ||
| CVE-2017-13130 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Aug 23, 2017 | mcmnm in BMC Patrol allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted libmcmclnx.so file in the current working directory, because it is setuid root and the RPATH variable begins with the .: substring. | ||
| CVE-2017-6329 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Aug 21, 2017 | Symantec VIP Access for Desktop prior to 2.2.4 can be susceptible to a DLL Pre-Loading vulnerability. These types of issues occur when an application looks to call a DLL for execution and an attacker provides a malicious DLL to use instead. Depending on how the application is… | ||
| CVE-2017-9648 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.03 | Aug 14, 2017 | An Uncontrolled Search Path Element issue was discovered in Solar Controls WATTConfig M Software Version 2.5.10.1 and prior. An uncontrolled search path element has been identified, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a target system using a malicious DLL… | ||
| CVE-2017-9646 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.03 | Aug 14, 2017 | An Uncontrolled Search Path Element issue was discovered in Solar Controls Heating Control Downloader (HCDownloader) Version 1.0.1.15 and prior. An uncontrolled search path element has been identified, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a target system… | ||
| CVE-2017-2288 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Aug 2, 2017 | Untrusted search path vulnerability in LhaForge Ver.1.6.5 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory. | ||
| CVE-2017-2287 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Aug 2, 2017 | Untrusted search path vulnerability in NFC Port Software remover Ver.1.3.0.1 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory. | ||
| CVE-2017-2286 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Aug 2, 2017 | Untrusted search path vulnerability in NFC Port Software Version 5.5.0.6 and earlier (for RC-S310, RC-S320, RC-S330, RC-S370, RC-S380, RC-S380/S), NFC Port Software Version 5.3.6.7 and earlier (for RC-S320, RC-S310/J1C, RC-S310/ED4C), PC/SC Activator for Type B Ver.1.2.1.0 and… | ||
| CVE-2017-1000010 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.02 | Jul 17, 2017 | Audacity 2.1.2 through 2.3.2 is vulnerable to Dll HIjacking in the avformat-55.dll resulting arbitrary code execution. | ||
| CVE-2017-2210 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Jun 9, 2017 | Untrusted search path vulnerability in PatchJGD (PatchJGD101.EXE) ver. 1.0.1 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory. | ||
| CVE-2017-3013 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.04 | Apr 12, 2017 | Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 11.0.19 and earlier, 15.006.30280 and earlier, 15.023.20070 and earlier have an insecure library loading (DLL hijacking) vulnerability in a DLL related to remote logging. | ||
| CVE-2017-3012 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.04 | Apr 12, 2017 | Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 11.0.19 and earlier, 15.006.30280 and earlier, 15.023.20070 and earlier have an insecure library loading (DLL hijacking) vulnerability in the OCR plugin. | ||
| CVE-2017-6033 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.02 | Apr 7, 2017 | A DLL Hijacking issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Interactive Graphical SCADA System (IGSS) Software, Version 12 and previous versions. The software will execute a malicious file if it is named the same as a legitimate file and placed in a location that is earlier in… | ||
| CVE-2026-54916 | Hig | 0.50 | 8.8 | 0.00 | Sep 17, 2026 | NetBox Device Type Library is a collection of community-sourced device type definitions for import into NetBox. The absence of tests/init.py and the lack of --import-mode=importlib cause pytest prepend import mode to place the tests directory at the front of sys.path during… | ||
| CVE-2026-47937 | Hig | 0.50 | 7.7 | 0.00 | Jun 9, 2026 | Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30365, 26.001.21651 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker with high privileges could exploit this vulnerability to… |
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
An Uncontrolled Search Path Element issue was discovered in Trihedral VTScada 11.3.03 and prior. The program will execute specially crafted malicious dll files placed on the target machine.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
An Uncontrolled Search Path Element issue was discovered in Progea Movicon Version 11.5.1181 and prior. An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability has been identified, which may allow a remote attacker without privileges to execute arbitrary code in the form of a…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.03
An Uncontrolled Search Path or Element issue was discovered in i-SENS SmartLog Diabetes Management Software, Version 2.4.0 and prior versions. An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability has been identified which could be exploited by placing a specially crafted DLL file…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in the installer in Synology Cloud Station Drive before 4.2.5-4396 on Windows allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse (1) shfolder.dll, (2) ntmarta.dll, (3) secur32.dll or…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.04
An Uncontrolled Search Path Element issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess versions prior to V8.2_20170817. A maliciously crafted dll file placed earlier in the search path may allow an attacker to execute code within the context of the application.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in installer in Synology Photo Station Uploader before 1.4.2-084 on Windows allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attack via a Trojan horse (1) shfolder.dll, (2) ntmarta.dll, (3) secur32.dll or…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
mcmnm in BMC Patrol allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted libmcmclnx.so file in the current working directory, because it is setuid root and the RPATH variable begins with the .: substring.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
Symantec VIP Access for Desktop prior to 2.2.4 can be susceptible to a DLL Pre-Loading vulnerability. These types of issues occur when an application looks to call a DLL for execution and an attacker provides a malicious DLL to use instead. Depending on how the application is…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.03
An Uncontrolled Search Path Element issue was discovered in Solar Controls WATTConfig M Software Version 2.5.10.1 and prior. An uncontrolled search path element has been identified, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a target system using a malicious DLL…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.03
An Uncontrolled Search Path Element issue was discovered in Solar Controls Heating Control Downloader (HCDownloader) Version 1.0.1.15 and prior. An uncontrolled search path element has been identified, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a target system…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
Untrusted search path vulnerability in LhaForge Ver.1.6.5 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
Untrusted search path vulnerability in NFC Port Software remover Ver.1.3.0.1 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
Untrusted search path vulnerability in NFC Port Software Version 5.5.0.6 and earlier (for RC-S310, RC-S320, RC-S330, RC-S370, RC-S380, RC-S380/S), NFC Port Software Version 5.3.6.7 and earlier (for RC-S320, RC-S310/J1C, RC-S310/ED4C), PC/SC Activator for Type B Ver.1.2.1.0 and…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.02
Audacity 2.1.2 through 2.3.2 is vulnerable to Dll HIjacking in the avformat-55.dll resulting arbitrary code execution.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
Untrusted search path vulnerability in PatchJGD (PatchJGD101.EXE) ver. 1.0.1 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.04
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 11.0.19 and earlier, 15.006.30280 and earlier, 15.023.20070 and earlier have an insecure library loading (DLL hijacking) vulnerability in a DLL related to remote logging.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.04
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 11.0.19 and earlier, 15.006.30280 and earlier, 15.023.20070 and earlier have an insecure library loading (DLL hijacking) vulnerability in the OCR plugin.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.02
A DLL Hijacking issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Interactive Graphical SCADA System (IGSS) Software, Version 12 and previous versions. The software will execute a malicious file if it is named the same as a legitimate file and placed in a location that is earlier in…
- risk 0.50cvss 8.8epss 0.00
NetBox Device Type Library is a collection of community-sourced device type definitions for import into NetBox. The absence of tests/init.py and the lack of --import-mode=importlib cause pytest prepend import mode to place the tests directory at the front of sys.path during…
- risk 0.50cvss 7.7epss 0.00
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30365, 26.001.21651 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker with high privileges could exploit this vulnerability to…