Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Allowed-with-Review

Untrusted 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.

314 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

CVE-2026-80159 (GCVE-0-2026-80159)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-08 20:31 – Updated: 2026-09-17 19:04
VLAI
Title
Acrobat Reader | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
Summary
Acrobat Reader is affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker with high privileges could leverage this vulnerability to gain elevated access. Exploit depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-10 20:41 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
Assigner
adobe CNA
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe Adobe Acrobat Affected: 0 , ≤ 26.002.21900 (custom)
Unaffected: 26.002.21901 (custom)
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Adobe Acrobat Reader Affected: 0 , ≤ 26.002.21900 (custom)
Unaffected: 26.002.21901 (custom)
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Adobe Acrobat 2024 Affected: 0 , ≤ 24.001.30383 (custom)
Unaffected: 24.001.30429 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-09-08 17:00
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CVE-2026-78680 (GCVE-0-2026-78680)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-25 01:30 – Updated: 2026-08-25 12:43
VLAI
Title
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Summary
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SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-25 12:29 UTC
CWE
Assigner
VulnCheck CNA
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nltk nltk Affected: 0 , < 3.10.3 (semver)
Unaffected: 3.10.3 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-08-11 00:00
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CVE-2026-78155 (GCVE-0-2026-78155)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-23 09:26 – Updated: 2026-08-24 13:01
VLAI
Title
Untrusted Search Path in StackGres
Summary
privilege escalation in StackGres operator allows a low-privilege tenant who owns a database to gain administrator privileges
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-24 12:37 UTC
CWE
Assigner
GitLab CNA
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
OnGres StackGres Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.18.8 (semver)
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CVE-2026-75782 (GCVE-0-2026-75782)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-12 22:50 – Updated: 2026-10-13 14:39
VLAI
Title
IBM Aspera Enterprise Webapps Untrusted Search Path
Summary
IBM Aspera Enterprise WebApps 1.0.0 through 1.0.6 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to a misconfigured PATH environment variable.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-13 13:59 UTC
CWE
Assigner
ibm CNA
References
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https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291755 vendor-advisorypatch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM Aspera Enterprise WebApps Affected: 1.0.0 , ≤ 1.0.6 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_enterprise_webapps:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_enterprise_webapps:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CVE-2026-75768 (GCVE-0-2026-75768)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-25 17:58 – Updated: 2026-08-27 22:32
VLAI
Title
Substance3D - Painter | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
Summary
Substance3D - Painter is affected by an Untrusted Search Path 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.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-26 03:57 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
Assigner
adobe CNA
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe Substance3D - Painter Affected: 0 , ≤ 12.1.2 (semver)
Unaffected: 12.1.3 (semver)
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Date Public
2026-08-25 17:00
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CVE-2026-74872 (GCVE-0-2026-74872)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-17 11:04 – Updated: 2026-10-08 15:24
VLAI
Title
openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Arbitrary Code Execution via Whirlpool
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SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-18 14:35 UTC
CWE
Assigner
VulnCheck CNA
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
jahlives openssl_encrypt Affected: 0 , < 1.4.0 (semver)
Unaffected: 1.4.0 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:jahlives:openssl_encrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-02-10 00:00
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CVE-2026-70142 (GCVE-0-2026-70142)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-13 18:59 – Updated: 2026-10-31 18:02
VLAI
Title
Windows Update Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Untrusted search path in Windows Update Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-09 00:00 UTC
CWE
Assigner
microsoft CNA
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2 Affected: 10.0.22631.0 , < 10.0.22631.7652 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 Affected: 10.0.22631.0 , < 10.0.22631.7652 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 Affected: 10.0.26100.0 , < 10.0.26100.9711 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2 Affected: 10.0.26200.0 , < 10.0.26200.9711 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1 Affected: 10.0.28000.0 , < 10.0.28000.3231 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 Version 26H2 Affected: 10.0.26300.0 , < 10.0.26300.9711 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Affected: 10.0.26100.0 , < 10.0.26100.33650 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) Affected: 10.0.26100.0 , < 10.0.26100.33650 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-10-13 14:00
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CVE-2026-69882 (GCVE-0-2026-69882)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-13 18:59 – Updated: 2026-10-31 18:02
VLAI
Title
Windows Update Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Untrusted search path in Windows Update allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-13 21:07 UTC
CWE
Assigner
microsoft CNA
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2 Affected: 10.0.22631.0 , < 10.0.22631.7652 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 Affected: 10.0.22631.0 , < 10.0.22631.7652 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 Affected: 10.0.26100.0 , < 10.0.26100.9711 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2 Affected: 10.0.26200.0 , < 10.0.26200.9711 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1 Affected: 10.0.28000.0 , < 10.0.28000.3231 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 Version 26H2 Affected: 10.0.26300.0 , < 10.0.26300.9711 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Affected: 10.0.26100.0 , < 10.0.26100.33650 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) Affected: 10.0.26100.0 , < 10.0.26100.33650 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-10-13 14:00
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CVE-2026-69785 (GCVE-0-2026-69785)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-08 17:16 – Updated: 2026-10-31 16:15
VLAI
Title
Windows Smart Card Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Untrusted search path in Windows Smart Card allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-09 04:25 UTC
CWE
Assigner
microsoft CNA
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 2012 Affected: 6.2.9200.0 , < 6.2.9200.26349 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) Affected: 6.2.9200.0 , < 6.2.9200.26349 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Affected: 6.3.9600.0 , < 6.3.9600.23398 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) Affected: 6.3.9600.0 , < 6.3.9600.23398 (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-2026-69733 (GCVE-0-2026-69733)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-13 19:00 – Updated: 2026-10-31 18:08
VLAI
Title
Windows Update Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Untrusted search path in Windows Update allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-13 21:08 UTC
CWE
Assigner
microsoft CNA
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2 Affected: 10.0.22631.0 , < 10.0.22631.7652 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 Affected: 10.0.22631.0 , < 10.0.22631.7652 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 Affected: 10.0.26100.0 , < 10.0.26100.9711 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2 Affected: 10.0.26200.0 , < 10.0.26200.9711 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1 Affected: 10.0.28000.0 , < 10.0.28000.3231 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 Version 26H2 Affected: 10.0.26300.0 , < 10.0.26300.9711 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Affected: 10.0.26100.0 , < 10.0.26100.33650 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) Affected: 10.0.26100.0 , < 10.0.26100.33650 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-10-13 14:00
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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

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

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.

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 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.