CVE-2026-7280 (GCVE-0-2026-7280)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-28 09:46 – Updated: 2026-04-28 12:12
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
eMPIA Technology｜AVACAST - Unquoted Service Path
Summary
AVACAST developed by eMPIA Technology has a Unquoted Service Path vulnerability, allowing privileged local attackers to place a malicious executable file in a specific directory, resulting in arbitrary code execution with system privileges when the AVACAST service starts.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-28 12:12 UTC
CWE
- CWE-428 - Unquoted search path or element
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-10884-f9c21-1.html | third-party-advisory |
| https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-10885-02d83-2.html | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| eMPIA Technology | AVACAST |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 5.10.10.43
(custom)
|
Date Public
2026-04-28 09:41
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