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.
1786 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-2G8G-29WV-3HM6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:38 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:38A vulnerability in the routine that loads DLL files in Cisco Meeting App for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to run an executable file with privileges equivalent to those of Cisco Meeting App. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of the path name for DLL files before they are loaded. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by installing a crafted DLL file in a specific system directory. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying Microsoft Windows host with privileges equivalent to those of Cisco Meeting App. The attacker would need valid user credentials to exploit this vulnerability. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd77907.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-12266"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-427"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-10-05T07:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A vulnerability in the routine that loads DLL files in Cisco Meeting App for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to run an executable file with privileges equivalent to those of Cisco Meeting App. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of the path name for DLL files before they are loaded. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by installing a crafted DLL file in a specific system directory. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying Microsoft Windows host with privileges equivalent to those of Cisco Meeting App. The attacker would need valid user credentials to exploit this vulnerability. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd77907.",
"id": "GHSA-2g8g-29wv-3hm6",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:38:00Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:38:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12266"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171004-cma"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101158"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2GR8-5WGP-669H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-18 00:01 – Updated: 2022-03-25 00:00WPS Presentation 11.8.0.5745 insecurely load d3dx9_41.dll when opening .pps files('current directory type' DLL loading).
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-26511"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-427"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-03-17T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "WPS Presentation 11.8.0.5745 insecurely load d3dx9_41.dll when opening .pps files(\u0027current directory type\u0027 DLL loading).",
"id": "GHSA-2gr8-5wgp-669h",
"modified": "2022-03-25T00:00:52Z",
"published": "2022-03-18T00:01:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26511"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN21234459"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.kingsoft.jp/support-info/weakness.html"
}
],
"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-2GX8-CVF4-PWJH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:48 – Updated: 2023-12-12 12:30A vulnerability has been identified in LOGO! Soft Comfort (All versions). The software insecurely loads libraries which makes it vulnerable to DLL hijacking. Successful exploitation by a local attacker could lead to a takeover of the system where the software is installed.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-25244"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-427"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-04-22T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability has been identified in LOGO! Soft Comfort (All versions). The software insecurely loads libraries which makes it vulnerable to DLL hijacking. Successful exploitation by a local attacker could lead to a takeover of the system where the software is installed.",
"id": "GHSA-2gx8-cvf4-pwjh",
"modified": "2023-12-12T12:30:41Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:48:18Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25244"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-983300.pdf"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2H3W-WPC8-4GGF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-13 21:30 – Updated: 2025-05-13 21:30Uncontrolled search path for some Intel(R) oneAPI Level Zero software may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-31073"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-427"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-13T21:16:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Uncontrolled search path for some Intel(R) oneAPI Level Zero software may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.",
"id": "GHSA-2h3w-wpc8-4ggf",
"modified": "2025-05-13T21:30:54Z",
"published": "2025-05-13T21:30:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31073"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01274.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"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"
}
]
}
GHSA-2HCM-Q3F4-FJGW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-18 09:30 – Updated: 2025-08-07 18:21Arbitrary file write as the OSV-SCALIBR user on the host system via a path traversal vulnerability when using OSV-SCALIBR's unpack() function for container images. Particularly, when using the CLI flag --remote-image on untrusted container images.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/google/osv-scalibr"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0.1.3"
},
{
"fixed": "0.2.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-5981"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-22",
"CWE-427"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2025-06-18T19:45:44Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2025-06-18T09:15:47Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Arbitrary file write as the OSV-SCALIBR user on the host system via a path traversal vulnerability when using OSV-SCALIBR\u0027s unpack()\u00a0function for container images. Particularly, when using the CLI flag --remote-image\u00a0on untrusted container images.",
"id": "GHSA-2hcm-q3f4-fjgw",
"modified": "2025-08-07T18:21:23Z",
"published": "2025-06-18T09:30:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5981"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/google/osv-scalibr/commit/2444419b1818c2d6917fc3394c947fb3276e9d59"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/google/osv-scalibr"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/google/osv-scalibr/releases/tag/v0.1.8"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3767"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "OSV-SCALIBR\u0027s Container Image Unpacking Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via Path Traversal"
}
GHSA-2JH8-9PFR-MC5R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-08 09:30 – Updated: 2024-10-08 09:30A vulnerability has been identified in ModelSim (All versions < V2024.3), Questa (All versions < V2024.3). vish2.exe in affected applications allows a specific DLL file to be loaded from the current working directory. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to inject arbitrary code and escalate privileges in installations where administrators or processes with elevated privileges launch vish2.exe from a user-writable directory.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-47194"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-427"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-10-08T09:15:17Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A vulnerability has been identified in ModelSim (All versions \u003c V2024.3), Questa (All versions \u003c V2024.3). vish2.exe in affected applications allows a specific DLL file to be loaded from the current working directory. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to inject arbitrary code and escalate privileges in installations where administrators or processes with elevated privileges launch vish2.exe from a user-writable directory.",
"id": "GHSA-2jh8-9pfr-mc5r",
"modified": "2024-10-08T09:30:54Z",
"published": "2024-10-08T09:30:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47194"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-426509.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "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/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-2JPM-3FV2-55WF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-16 21:30 – Updated: 2024-09-16 21:30Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) before build 38235.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-8766"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-427"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-09-16T20:15:47Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) before build 38235.",
"id": "GHSA-2jpm-3fv2-55wf",
"modified": "2024-09-16T21:30:38Z",
"published": "2024-09-16T21:30:38Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8766"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-7218"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2JRP-X33G-47H4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:44 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:44Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer of MagicConnect Client program distributed before 2021 March 1 allows an attacker to gain privileges and via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory and to execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the user invoking the installer when a terminal is connected remotely using Remote desktop.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-20674"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-427"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-03-12T02:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer of MagicConnect Client program distributed before 2021 March 1 allows an attacker to gain privileges and via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory and to execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the user invoking the installer when a terminal is connected remotely using Remote desktop.",
"id": "GHSA-2jrp-x33g-47h4",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:44:28Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:44:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20674"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN18056666/index.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.magicconnect.net/information/202103110900-2"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-2M77-R88P-X375
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-31 09:30 – Updated: 2024-07-31 09:30Dell Peripheral Manager, versions prior to 1.7.6, contain an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability. An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability through preloading malicious DLL or symbolic link exploitation, leading to arbitrary code execution and escalation of privilege
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-32857"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-427"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-07-31T09:15:03Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Dell Peripheral Manager, versions prior to 1.7.6, contain an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability. An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability through preloading malicious DLL or symbolic link exploitation, leading to arbitrary code execution and escalation of privilege",
"id": "GHSA-2m77-r88p-x375",
"modified": "2024-07-31T09:30:50Z",
"published": "2024-07-31T09:30:50Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32857"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000225474/dsa-2024-242"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2MPX-HG3Q-3WQ8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-11 21:32 – Updated: 2025-02-11 21:32A DLL hijacking vulnerability in AMD Integrated Management Technology (AIM-T) Manageability Service could allow an attacker to achieve privilege escalation potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-31361"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-427"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-11T20:15:33Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A DLL hijacking vulnerability in AMD Integrated Management Technology (AIM-T) Manageability Service could allow an attacker to achieve privilege escalation potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.",
"id": "GHSA-2mpx-hg3q-3wq8",
"modified": "2025-02-11T21:32:06Z",
"published": "2025-02-11T21:32:06Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31361"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-9012.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
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.