Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Allowed-with-Review

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft

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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.

1869 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

CVE-2026-92838 (GCVE-0-2026-92838)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-17 01:50 – Updated: 2026-09-17 13:01
VLAI
Title
GeoVision GV-Remote E-Map dll hijacking vulnerability
Summary
A DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in the GeoVision GV-Remote E-Map desktop application. The application loads one or more dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) from an unsafe search path, allowing a local attacker to place a malicious DLL in a location searched before the legitimate library location. If successfully exploited, an attacker with local write access to the affected directory could achieve arbitrary code execution in the security context of the GV-Remote E-Map process.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-17 13:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
GeoVision Inc. GV-Remote E-map Affected: V18.3.1
Unaffected: V18.4
    cpe:2.3:a:geovision_inc.:gv-remote_e-map:v18.3.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-09-17 00:40
Credits
Lloyd Lexter Gealon
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CVE-2026-92180 (GCVE-0-2026-92180)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-15 18:05 – Updated: 2026-09-16 03:57
VLAI
Title
pdfforge PDF Architect activation-service Update Service Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary
pdfforge PDF Architect activation-service Update Service Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of pdfforge PDF Architect. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the activation-service process. The product loads a library from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-29536.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-15 00:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
pdfforge PDF Architect Affected: 9.1.90.23122
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Date Public
2026-08-31 18:25
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CVE-2026-91803 (GCVE-0-2026-91803)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-23 07:50 – Updated: 2026-09-23 14:40
VLAI
Title
Security Vulnerability Report – Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Updater DLL Search Path Hijacking
Summary
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the updater of Foxit PDF Editor/Reader due to unsafe loading of dynamic-link libraries from a user-writable directory during high-privilege operations. A local attacker could exploit this issue to execute code with elevated privileges.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-23 14:40 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor Affected: Versions 2026.2 and earlier
Affected: Versions 14.0.7 and earlier
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Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Reader Affected: Versions 2026.2 and earlier
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Credits
Du Yuze
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CVE-2026-89325 (GCVE-0-2026-89325)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-24 18:58 – Updated: 2026-09-26 03:55
VLAI
Title
Rapid7 Insight Agent: Uncontrolled search path element in InsightVM assessment content leads to local privilege escalation
Summary
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Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-25 00:00 UTC
CWE
Assigner
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Rapid7 Insight Agent Affected: 0 , ≤ 0.0.261.0 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:insight_agent:*:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
Hans Roes
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CVE-2026-83598 (GCVE-0-2026-83598)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-22 17:04 – Updated: 2026-09-22 17:53
VLAI
Title
Netdata: Local Privilege Escalation in Netdata Agent Windows installer via PowerShell Profile Hijack in MSI Repair
Summary
Netdata is an open source observability tool. From rom 2.0.0 until 2.10.4, during Netdata Windows Agent MSI repair, powershell.exe runs as SYSTEM without -NoProfile and loads %USERPROFILE%\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 from the low-privileged user who initiated repair. Commands placed in that profile before repair therefore execute with SYSTEM privileges. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.10.4.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-22 17:50 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
netdata netdata Affected: >= 2.0.0, < 2.10.4
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CVE-2026-82649 (GCVE-0-2026-82649)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-30 14:33 – Updated: 2026-09-01 14:05
VLAI
Title
SiYuan before 3.8.1 Local Privilege Escalation via Uncontrolled Search Path
Summary
SiYuan Windows installer before version 3.8.1 (affected versions >= 2.0.14) contains an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in its NSIS installer, which invokes system executables such as TASKKILL by name rather than by absolute path. Because NSIS nsExec::Exec resolves these calls using a search path that includes the installer's own launch directory ahead of System32, an attacker who plants a malicious executable (e.g., a renamed TASKKILL.exe) in that directory can have it executed when the installer runs. These calls occur in electron-builder's preInit hook before the license page is displayed, and with an all-users (elevated) install the planted binary executes with an elevated token, resulting in local privilege escalation.
Severity
7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-01 14:05 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
siyuan-note siyuan Affected: 2.0.14 , < 3.8.1 (semver)
Unaffected: 3.8.1 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:b3log:siyuan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-08-16 00:00
Credits
pl4nty
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CVE-2026-76199 (GCVE-0-2026-76199)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-08 19:32 – Updated: 2026-09-09 09:54
VLAI
Title
Photoshop Desktop | Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427)
Summary
Photoshop Desktop is affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.
Severity
8.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-09 04:27 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe Photoshop 2026 Affected: 0 , ≤ 27.6 (semver)
Unaffected: 27.7 (semver)
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Adobe Photoshop 2025 Affected: 0 , ≤ 26.11.6 (semver)
Unaffected: 26.11.7 (semver)
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Date Public
2026-09-08 17:00
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CVE-2026-72980 (GCVE-0-2026-72980)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-08 17:13 – Updated: 2026-10-01 22:55
VLAI
Title
Windows Hello Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Summary
Uncontrolled search path element in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Severity
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-10 14:20 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 Affected: 10.0.14393.0 , < 10.0.14393.9512 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 Affected: 10.0.17763.0 , < 10.0.17763.9245 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 Affected: 10.0.19044.0 , < 10.0.19044.7725 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 Affected: 10.0.19045.0 , < 10.0.19045.7725 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2 Affected: 10.0.22631.0 , < 10.0.22631.7582 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 Affected: 10.0.22631.0 , < 10.0.22631.7582 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 Affected: 10.0.26100.0 , < 10.0.26100.9445 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2 Affected: 10.0.26200.0 , < 10.0.26200.9445 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1 Affected: 10.0.28000.0 , < 10.0.28000.2954 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Affected: 10.0.14393.0 , < 10.0.14393.9512 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) Affected: 10.0.14393.0 , < 10.0.14393.9512 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Affected: 10.0.17763.0 , < 10.0.17763.9245 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) Affected: 10.0.17763.0 , < 10.0.17763.9245 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Affected: 10.0.20348.0 , < 10.0.20348.5622 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Affected: 10.0.26100.0 , < 10.0.26100.33438 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) Affected: 10.0.26100.0 , < 10.0.26100.33438 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-09-08 14:00
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CVE-2026-68955 (GCVE-0-2026-68955)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-14 06:35 – Updated: 2026-09-14 11:19
VLAI
Summary
The installer for Rakuten Kobo Desktop Application (Windows version) insecurely loads Dynamic Link Libraries. If there is a crafted DLL at the same directory when invoking the affected installer, arbitrary code may be executed with the privileges of the user who performed the installation.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.4 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-14 11:10 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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CVE-2026-66344 (GCVE-0-2026-66344)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-05 04:25 – Updated: 2026-08-05 13:33
VLAI
Summary
NetKids iMark, provided by Integrated Systems Technologies, Inc., contains an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability (CWE-427). An authenticated attacker may exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-05 13:33 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Integrated Systems Technologies, Inc. NetKids iMark Affected: 0 , ≤ V5.2.5.0 (semver)
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Mitigation
Architecture and Design Implementation

Strategy: Attack Surface Reduction

Hard-code the search path to a set of known-safe values (such as system directories), or only allow them to be specified by the administrator in a configuration file. Do not allow these settings to be modified by an external party. Be careful to avoid related weaknesses such as CWE-426 and CWE-428.

Mitigation
Implementation

Strategy: Attack Surface Reduction

When invoking other programs, specify those programs using fully-qualified pathnames. While this is an effective approach, code that uses fully-qualified pathnames might not be portable to other systems that do not use the same pathnames. The portability can be improved by locating the full-qualified paths in a centralized, easily-modifiable location within the source code, and having the code refer to these paths.

Mitigation
Implementation

Strategy: Attack Surface Reduction

Remove or restrict all environment settings before invoking other programs. This includes the PATH environment variable, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, and other settings that identify the location of code libraries, and any application-specific search paths.

Mitigation
Implementation

Check your search path before use and remove any elements that are likely to be unsafe, such as the current working directory or a temporary files directory. Since this is a denylist approach, it might not be a complete solution.

Mitigation
Implementation

Use other functions that require explicit paths. Making use of any of the other readily available functions that require explicit paths is a safe way to avoid this problem. For example, system() in C does not require a full path since the shell can take care of finding the program using the PATH environment variable, while execl() and execv() require a full path.

CAPEC-38: Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths

This pattern of attack sees an adversary load a malicious resource into a program's standard path so that when a known command is executed then the system instead executes the malicious component. The adversary can either modify the search path a program uses, like a PATH variable or classpath, or they can manipulate resources on the path to point to their malicious components. J2EE applications and other component based applications that are built from multiple binaries can have very long list of dependencies to execute. If one of these libraries and/or references is controllable by the attacker then application controls can be circumvented by the attacker.

CAPEC-471: Search Order Hijacking

An adversary exploits a weakness in an application's specification of external libraries to exploit the functionality of the loader where the process loading the library searches first in the same directory in which the process binary resides and then in other directories. Exploitation of this preferential search order can allow an attacker to make the loading process load the adversary's rogue library rather than the legitimate library. This attack can be leveraged with many different libraries and with many different loading processes. No forensic trails are left in the system's registry or file system that an incorrect library had been loaded.

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