CWE-426
Allowed-with-ReviewUntrusted Search Path
Abstraction: Base · Status: Stable
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.
892 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-JPP9-F2X8-R6F2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-14 00:35 – Updated: 2024-02-14 00:35Untrusted search path in some Zoom 32 bit Windows clients may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via local access.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-24697"
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"CWE-426"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-02-14T00:15:47Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Untrusted search path in some Zoom 32 bit Windows clients may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via local access.\n",
"id": "GHSA-jpp9-f2x8-r6f2",
"modified": "2024-02-14T00:35:43Z",
"published": "2024-02-14T00:35:43Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24697"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/ZSB-24004"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-JQ2M-JQFF-VHJ5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:27 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:27Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer of PDF Digital Signature Plugin (G2.30) and earlier, distributed till June 29, 2017 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-2233"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-426"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-07-07T13:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer of PDF Digital Signature Plugin (G2.30) and earlier, distributed till June 29, 2017 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.",
"id": "GHSA-jq2m-jqff-vhj5",
"modified": "2022-05-17T02:27:36Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T02:27:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2233"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN45134765/index.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-JV59-53F5-37P7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-26 12:30 – Updated: 2025-05-26 12:30A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Wondershare Filmora 14.5.16. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library CRYPTBASE.dll of the file NFWCHK.exe of the component Installer. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. Attacking locally is a requirement. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-5180"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-426",
"CWE-427"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-26T10:15:22Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Wondershare Filmora 14.5.16. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library CRYPTBASE.dll of the file NFWCHK.exe of the component Installer. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. Attacking locally is a requirement. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.",
"id": "GHSA-jv59-53f5-37p7",
"modified": "2025-05-26T12:30:30Z",
"published": "2025-05-26T12:30:30Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5180"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gist.github.com/shellkraft/aa66561e984e83052bd080f195a3ec80"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310268"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.310268"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/?submit.580226"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-JVQ2-J229-J9RV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-03 00:01 – Updated: 2022-05-03 00:01Trend Micro Endpoint Sensor 1.6 before b1290 has a DLL hijacking vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka Trend Micro Vulnerability Identifier 2015-0208.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-6798"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-426"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-03-10T10:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Trend Micro Endpoint Sensor 1.6 before b1290 has a DLL hijacking vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka Trend Micro Vulnerability Identifier 2015-0208.",
"id": "GHSA-jvq2-j229-j9rv",
"modified": "2022-05-03T00:01:25Z",
"published": "2022-05-03T00:01:25Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6798"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1116827"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96857"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-JW6V-H8FG-79XJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:16 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:16A CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path vulnerability exists in Vijeo Designer Basic (V1.1 HotFix 15 and prior) and Vijeo Designer (V6.9 SP9 and prior), which could cause arbitrary code execution on the system running Vijeo Basic when a malicious DLL library is loaded by the Product.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-7490"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-426"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-04-22T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path vulnerability exists in Vijeo Designer Basic (V1.1 HotFix 15 and prior) and Vijeo Designer (V6.9 SP9 and prior), which could cause arbitrary code execution on the system running Vijeo Basic when a malicious DLL library is loaded by the Product.",
"id": "GHSA-jw6v-h8fg-79xj",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:16:11Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:16:11Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7490"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2020-105-03"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-JWJJ-GM25-XF9F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 01:17 – Updated: 2022-05-17 01:17Untrusted search path vulnerability in Self-extracting document generated by DocuWorks 8.0.7 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-10849"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-426"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-09-01T14:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Untrusted search path vulnerability in Self-extracting document generated by DocuWorks 8.0.7 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.",
"id": "GHSA-jwjj-gm25-xf9f",
"modified": "2022-05-17T01:17:21Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T01:17:21Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10849"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN09769017/index.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.fujixerox.co.jp/company/news/notice/2017/0831_rectification_work.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-JWRV-23J5-7GC8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 05:23 – Updated: 2025-04-11 04:02Untrusted search path vulnerability in the pthread_win32_process_attach_np function in pthreadGC2.dll in Pthreads-win32 2.8.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse quserex.dll file in the current working directory. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2010-5250"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-426"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2012-09-07T10:32:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Untrusted search path vulnerability in the pthread_win32_process_attach_np function in pthreadGC2.dll in Pthreads-win32 2.8.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse quserex.dll file in the current working directory. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.",
"id": "GHSA-jwrv-23j5-7gc8",
"modified": "2025-04-11T04:02:06Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T05:23:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5250"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/41215"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.corelan.be:8800/index.php/2010/08/25/dll-hijacking-kb-2269637-the-unofficial-list"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-JWW8-Q46R-8W4C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:54 – Updated: 2022-05-24 16:54A DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in Trend Micro Password Manager 5.0 in which, if exploited, would allow an attacker to load an arbitrary unsigned DLL into the signed service's process. This process is very similar, yet not identical to CVE-2019-14684.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-14687"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-426"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-08-20T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in Trend Micro Password Manager 5.0 in which, if exploited, would allow an attacker to load an arbitrary unsigned DLL into the signed service\u0027s process. This process is very similar, yet not identical to CVE-2019-14684.",
"id": "GHSA-jww8-q46r-8w4c",
"modified": "2022-05-24T16:54:04Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:54:04Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14687"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us/home/pages/technical-support/1123396.aspx"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://medium.com/@infiniti_css/fa839acaad59"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-JXG9-2W2R-PRXG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:45 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:45Editions of Rapid7 AppSpider Pro installers prior to version 6.14.060 contain a DLL preloading vulnerability, wherein it is possible for the installer to load a malicious DLL located in the current working directory of the installer.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-5236"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-426"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-05-03T16:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Editions of Rapid7 AppSpider Pro installers prior to version 6.14.060 contain a DLL preloading vulnerability, wherein it is possible for the installer to load a malicious DLL located in the current working directory of the installer.",
"id": "GHSA-jxg9-2w2r-prxg",
"modified": "2022-05-17T02:45:57Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T02:45:57Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5236"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://community.rapid7.com/docs/DOC-3631"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M29V-P7W5-PGF5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:56 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:56Rapid7 Insight Collector installers prior to version 1.0.16 contain a DLL preloading vulnerability, wherein it is possible for the installer to load a malicious DLL located in the current working directory of the installer.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-5234"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-426"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-03-02T20:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Rapid7 Insight Collector installers prior to version 1.0.16 contain a DLL preloading vulnerability, wherein it is possible for the installer to load a malicious DLL located in the current working directory of the installer.",
"id": "GHSA-m29v-p7w5-pgf5",
"modified": "2022-05-17T02:56:23Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T02:56:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5234"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2017/03/01/multiple-vulnerabilities-affecting-four-rapid7-products"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96545"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
Mitigation
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
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
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
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.
Mitigation
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 it, 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.