CWE-427
Allowed-with-ReviewUncontrolled Search Path Element
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
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.
1784 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-Q6P7-P3CC-VCF9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-12 21:30 – Updated: 2024-11-12 21:30Potential vulnerabilities have been identified in the audio package for certain HP PC products using the Sound Research SECOMN64 driver, which might allow escalation of privilege. Sound Research has released driver updates to mitigate the potential vulnerabilities.
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-11-12T20:15:06Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Potential vulnerabilities have been identified in the audio package for certain HP PC products using the Sound Research SECOMN64 driver, which might allow escalation of privilege. Sound Research has released driver updates to mitigate the potential vulnerabilities.",
"id": "GHSA-q6p7-p3cc-vcf9",
"modified": "2024-11-12T21:30:54Z",
"published": "2024-11-12T21:30:54Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2207"
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"url": "https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_11567250-11567490-16/hpsbhf03987"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-Q6RH-X5G9-VC24
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:45 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:45Adobe 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.
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"nvd_published_at": "2017-04-12T14:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "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.",
"id": "GHSA-q6rh-x5g9-vc24",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:45:01Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:45:01Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3012"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-11.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97547"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038228"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-Q77F-M2HW-66XJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:46 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:34Code injection vulnerability in AVG Ultimate 17.1 (and earlier), AVG Internet Security 17.1 (and earlier), and AVG AntiVirus FREE 17.1 (and earlier) allows a local attacker to bypass a self-protection mechanism, inject arbitrary code, and take full control of any AVG process via a "DoubleAgent" attack. One perspective on this issue is that (1) these products do not use the Protected Processes feature, and therefore an attacker can enter an arbitrary Application Verifier Provider DLL under Image File Execution Options in the registry; (2) the self-protection mechanism is intended to block all local processes (regardless of privileges) from modifying Image File Execution Options for these products; and (3) this mechanism can be bypassed by an attacker who temporarily renames Image File Execution Options during the attack.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-5566"
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"nvd_published_at": "2017-03-21T16:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Code injection vulnerability in AVG Ultimate 17.1 (and earlier), AVG Internet Security 17.1 (and earlier), and AVG AntiVirus FREE 17.1 (and earlier) allows a local attacker to bypass a self-protection mechanism, inject arbitrary code, and take full control of any AVG process via a \"DoubleAgent\" attack. One perspective on this issue is that (1) these products do not use the Protected Processes feature, and therefore an attacker can enter an arbitrary Application Verifier Provider DLL under Image File Execution Options in the registry; (2) the self-protection mechanism is intended to block all local processes (regardless of privileges) from modifying Image File Execution Options for these products; and (3) this mechanism can be bypassed by an attacker who temporarily renames Image File Execution Options during the attack.",
"id": "GHSA-q77f-m2hw-66xj",
"modified": "2025-04-20T03:34:33Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:46:11Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5566"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://cybellum.com/doubleagent-taking-full-control-antivirus"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://cybellum.com/doubleagentzero-day-code-injection-and-persistence-technique"
},
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"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97022"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-Q7H6-P78C-JFW4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-12 00:30 – Updated: 2025-12-12 00:30A potential security vulnerability in Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software may allow escalation of privilege.
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"CVE-2025-13668"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-12-11T22:15:53Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A potential security vulnerability in Quartus\u00ae Prime Pro Edition Design Software may allow escalation of privilege.",
"id": "GHSA-q7h6-p78c-jfw4",
"modified": "2025-12-12T00:30:21Z",
"published": "2025-12-12T00:30:21Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13668"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.altera.com/security/security-advisory/asa-0001"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/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"
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]
}
GHSA-Q7HH-J56G-GXR6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-19 03:31 – Updated: 2025-11-19 03:31DLL Loading vulnerability in NEC Corporation RakurakuMusen Start EX All Verisons allows a attacker to manipulate the PC environment to cause unintended operations on the user's device.
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"CVE-2025-12852"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-11-19T02:15:43Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "DLL Loading vulnerability in NEC Corporation RakurakuMusen Start EX All Verisons allows a attacker to manipulate the PC environment to cause unintended operations on the user\u0027s device.",
"id": "GHSA-q7hh-j56g-gxr6",
"modified": "2025-11-19T03:31:06Z",
"published": "2025-11-19T03:31:06Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12852"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jpn.nec.com/security-info/secinfo/nv25-007_en.html"
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"type": "CVSS_V4"
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}
GHSA-Q7J8-2MCW-6RRM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-13 12:31 – Updated: 2025-08-22 21:31Privilege escalation in jar_signature agent plugin in Checkmk versions <2.4.0b7 (beta), <2.3.0p32, <2.2.0p42, and 2.1.0p49 (EOL) allow user with write access to JAVA_HOME/bin directory to escalate privileges.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-32917"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-13T11:15:47Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Privilege escalation in jar_signature agent plugin in Checkmk versions \u003c2.4.0b7 (beta), \u003c2.3.0p32, \u003c2.2.0p42, and 2.1.0p49 (EOL) allow user with write access to JAVA_HOME/bin directory to escalate privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-q7j8-2mcw-6rrm",
"modified": "2025-08-22T21:31:13Z",
"published": "2025-05-13T12:31:37Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32917"
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"url": "https://checkmk.com/werk/17985"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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"
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GHSA-Q84M-VXMR-72PH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-14 21:31 – Updated: 2023-11-14 21:31Uncontrolled search path element in some Intel(R) XTU software before version 7.12.0.15 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-34350"
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"CWE-427"
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-11-14T19:15:28Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Uncontrolled search path element in some Intel(R) XTU software before version 7.12.0.15 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.",
"id": "GHSA-q84m-vxmr-72ph",
"modified": "2023-11-14T21:31:02Z",
"published": "2023-11-14T21:31:02Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34350"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00941.html"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-Q892-P5W2-8QPF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-17 06:31 – Updated: 2023-12-17 06:31A vulnerability has been found in PeaZip 9.4.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library dragdropfilesdll.dll of the component Library Handler. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. An attack has to be approached locally. Upgrading to version 9.6.0 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-248251. NOTE: Vendor was contacted early, confirmed the existence of the flaw and immediately worked on a patched release.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-6891"
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-12-17T04:15:07Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "A vulnerability has been found in PeaZip 9.4.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library dragdropfilesdll.dll of the component Library Handler. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. An attack has to be approached locally. Upgrading to version 9.6.0 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-248251. NOTE: Vendor was contacted early, confirmed the existence of the flaw and immediately worked on a patched release.",
"id": "GHSA-q892-p5w2-8qpf",
"modified": "2023-12-17T06:31:06Z",
"published": "2023-12-17T06:31:06Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6891"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://peazip.github.io/changelog.html"
},
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.248251"
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.248251"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-Q9GX-P594-4CW3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:37 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:37An 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 in the search path. If the malicious DLL is loaded prior to the valid DLL, an attacker could execute arbitrary code on the system. This vulnerability does not affect the connected blood glucose monitor and would not impact delivery of therapy to the patient.
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"CWE-427",
"CWE-428"
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"nvd_published_at": "2017-10-05T01:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "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 in the search path. If the malicious DLL is loaded prior to the valid DLL, an attacker could execute arbitrary code on the system. This vulnerability does not affect the connected blood glucose monitor and would not impact delivery of therapy to the patient.",
"id": "GHSA-q9gx-p594-4cw3",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:37:42Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:37:42Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13993"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-250-01"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100659"
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"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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}
GHSA-Q9MW-GR87-7J3R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-06 00:31 – Updated: 2026-03-06 00:31Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Windows) before build 41186.
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"CVE-2026-28712"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-06T00:16:11Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Windows) before build 41186.",
"id": "GHSA-q9mw-gr87-7j3r",
"modified": "2026-03-06T00:31:35Z",
"published": "2026-03-06T00:31:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28712"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-2332"
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"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
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
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
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
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.