CWE-427— Uncontrolled Search Path Element
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.— MITRE CWE catalog
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CVEs classified under CWE-427page 18 of 26
- CVE-2019-19954HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32019-12-24
Signal Desktop before 1.29.1 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges by creating a Trojan horse %SYSTEMDRIVE%\node_modules\.bin\wmic.exe file.
- CVE-2019-3745HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32019-10-07
The vulnerability is limited to the installers of Dell Encryption Enterprise versions prior to 10.4.0 and Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise versions prior to 2.4.0. This issue is exploitable only during the installation of the produc…
- CVE-2019-16407HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32019-10-02
JetBrains ReSharper installers for versions before 2019.2 had a DLL Hijacking vulnerability.
- CVE-2019-1855HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32019-07-04
A vulnerability in the loading mechanism of specific dynamic link libraries in Cisco Jabber for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL preloading attack. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need…
- CVE-2015-1014HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32019-03-25
A successful exploit of these vulnerabilities requires the local user to load a crafted DLL file in the system directory on servers running Schneider Electric OFS v3.5 with version v7.40 of SCADA Expert Vijeo Citect/CitectSCADA, OFS v3.5 w…
- CVE-2018-11049HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32018-07-11
RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle, RSA Via Lifecycle and Governance, and RSA IMG releases have an uncontrolled search vulnerability. The installation scripts set an environment variable in an unintended manner. A local authenticated ma…
- CVE-2017-4987HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32017-06-19
In EMC VNX2 versions prior to OE for File 8.1.9.211 and VNX1 versions prior to OE for File 7.1.80.8, a local authenticated user can load a maliciously crafted file in the search path which may potentially allow the attacker to execute arbi…
- CVE-2022-31611HIGHCVSS 6.8EG 7.32023-02-07
NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability in all its client installers, where an attacker with user level privileges may cause the installer to load an arbitrary DLL when the installer is launched. A suc…
- CVE-2023-32646HIGHCVSS 6.7EG 7.32024-02-14
Uncontrolled search path element in some Intel(R) VROC software before version 8.0.8.1001 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2023-29187HIGHCVSS 6.7EG 7.32023-04-11
A Windows user with basic user authorization can exploit a DLL hijacking attack in SapSetup (Software Installation Program) - version 9.0, resulting in a privilege escalation running code as administrator of the very same Windows PC. A suc…
- CVE-2022-37340HIGHCVSS 6.7EG 7.32023-02-16
Uncontrolled search path in some Intel(R) QAT drivers for Windows before version 1.6 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2022-37329HIGHCVSS 6.7EG 7.32023-02-16
Uncontrolled search path in some Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro and Standard Edition software may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2022-26512HIGHCVSS 6.7EG 7.32023-02-16
Uncontrolled search path element in the Intel(R) FPGA Add-on for Intel(R) oneAPI Base Toolkit before version 2022.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2022-26425HIGHCVSS 6.7EG 7.32023-02-16
Uncontrolled search path element in the Intel(R) oneAPI Collective Communications Library (oneCCL) before version 2021.6 for Intel(R) oneAPI Base Toolkit may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via loc…
- CVE-2022-26421HIGHCVSS 6.7EG 7.32023-02-16
Uncontrolled search path element in the Intel(R) oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler Runtime before version 2022.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2022-26345HIGHCVSS 6.7EG 7.32023-02-16
Uncontrolled search path element in the Intel(R) oneAPI Toolkit OpenMP before version 2022.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2022-26076HIGHCVSS 6.7EG 7.32023-02-16
Uncontrolled search path element in the Intel(R) oneAPI Deep Neural Network (oneDNN) before version 2022.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2022-26062HIGHCVSS 6.7EG 7.32023-02-16
Uncontrolled search path element in the Intel(R) Trace Analyzer and Collector before version 2021.6 for Intel(R) oneAPI HPC Toolkit may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2022-26052HIGHCVSS 6.7EG 7.32023-02-16
Uncontrolled search path element in the Intel(R) MPI Library before version 2021.6 for Intel(R) oneAPI HPC Toolkit may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2022-26032HIGHCVSS 6.7EG 7.32023-02-16
Uncontrolled search path element in the Intel(R) Distribution for Python programming language before version 2022.1 for Intel(R) oneAPI Toolkits may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2022-25905HIGHCVSS 6.7EG 7.32023-02-16
Uncontrolled search path element in the Intel(R) oneAPI Data Analytics Library (oneDAL) before version 2021.5 for Intel(R) oneAPI Base Toolkit may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2022-38136HIGHCVSS 6.7EG 7.32023-02-06
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler for Windows and Intel Fortran Compiler for Windows before version 2022.2.1 for some Intel(R) oneAPI Toolkits before version 2022.3.1 may allow an authenticated user to pote…
- CVE-2022-36380HIGHCVSS 6.7EG 7.32022-11-11
Uncontrolled search path in the installer software for some Intel(r) NUC Kit Wireless Adapter drivers for Windows 10 before version 22.40 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2022-26086HIGHCVSS 6.7EG 7.32022-11-11
Uncontrolled search path element in the PresentMon software maintained by Intel(R) before version 1.7.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2022-26028HIGHCVSS 6.7EG 7.32022-11-11
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler software before version 2022.2.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2019-3613HIGHCVSS 5.9EG 7.32020-06-10
DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) prior to 5.6.4 allows attackers with local access to execute arbitrary code via execution from a compromised folder.
- CVE-2022-36840HIGHCVSS 4.5EG 7.32022-08-05
DLL hijacking vulnerability in Samsung Update Setup prior to version 2.2.9.50 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- CVE-2022-28766HIGHCVSS 3.3EG 7.32022-11-17
Windows 32-bit versions of the Zoom Client for Meetings before 5.12.6 and Zoom Rooms for Conference Room before version 5.12.6 are susceptible to a DLL injection vulnerability. A local low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability t…
- CVE-2026-41567HIGHCVSS 7.2EG 7.22026-05-18
Moby is an open source container framework. In versions prior to 29.5.1 and in moby/moby v2 prior to v2.0.0-beta.14, when a compressed archive is uploaded to a container via `PUT /containers/{id}/archive` or piped through `docker cp -`, th…
- CVE-2026-28456HIGHCVSS 7.2EG 7.22026-03-05
OpenClaw versions 2026.1.5 prior to 2026.2.14 contain a vulnerability in the Gateway in which it does not sufficiently constrain configured hook module paths before passing them to dynamic import(), allowing code execution. An attacker wit…
- CVE-2021-22280HIGHCVSS 7.2EG 7.22024-05-14
Improper DLL loading algorithms in B&R Automation Studio versions >=4.0 and <4.12 may allow an authenticated local attacker to execute code in the context of the product.
- CVE-2024-2637HIGHCVSS 7.2EG 7.22024-05-14
An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in B&R Industrial Automation Scene Viewer, B&R Industrial Automation Automation Runtime, B&R Industrial Automation mapp Vision, B&R Industrial Automation mapp View, B&R Industrial Automati…
- CVE-2023-40352HIGHCVSS 7.2EG 7.22023-08-21
McAfee Safe Connect before 2.16.1.126 may allow an adversary with system privileges to achieve privilege escalation by loading arbitrary DLLs.
- CVE-2023-29012HIGHCVSS 7.2EG 7.22023-04-25
Git for Windows is the Windows port of Git. Prior to version 2.40.1, any user of Git CMD who starts the command in an untrusted directory is impacted by an Uncontrolles Search Path Element vulnerability. Maliciously-placed `doskey.exe` wou…
- CVE-2022-40746HIGHCVSS 7.2EG 7.22022-11-21
IBM i Access Family 1.1.2 through 1.1.4 and 1.1.4.3 through 1.1.9.0 could allow a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by DLL search order hijacking vulnerability. By placing a specially crafted file…
- CVE-2022-2334HIGHCVSS 7.2EG 7.22022-08-17
The application searches for a library dll that is not found. If an attacker can place a dll with this name, then the attacker can leverage it to execute arbitrary code on the targeted Softing Secure Integration Server V1.22.
- CVE-2022-23050HIGHCVSS 7.2EG 7.22022-05-24
ManageEngine AppManager15 (Build No:15510) allows an authenticated admin user to upload a DLL file to perform a DLL hijack attack inside the 'working' folder through the 'Upload Files / Binaries' functionality.
- CVE-2017-5170HIGHCVSS 7.2EG 7.22018-01-18
An Uncontrolled Search Path Element issue was discovered in Moxa SoftNVR-IA Live Viewer, Version 3.30.3122 and prior versions. An uncontrolled search path element (DLL Hijacking) vulnerability has been identified. To exploit this vulnerabi…
- CVE-2017-5161HIGHCVSS 7.2EG 7.22017-02-13
An issue was discovered in Sielco Sistemi Winlog Lite SCADA Software, versions prior to Version 3.02.01, and Winlog Pro SCADA Software, versions prior to Version 3.02.01. An uncontrolled search path element (DLL Hijacking) vulnerability ha…
- CVE-2005-1632HIGHCVSS v2 7.2EG 7.22005-05-17
Cheetah 0.9.15 and 0.9.16 searches the /tmp directory for modules before using the paths in the PYTHONPATH variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious module in /tmp/.
- CVE-2005-0457HIGHCVSS v2 7.2EG 7.22005-05-02
Opera 7.54 and earlier on Gentoo Linux uses an insecure path for plugins, which could allow local users to gain privileges by inserting malicious libraries into the PORTAGE_TMPDIR (portage) temporary directory.
- CVE-2026-55013HIGHCVSS 7.1EG 7.12026-08-20
Uncontrolled search path element in Windows Remote Help Defense allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.
- CVE-2025-71178HIGHCVSS 7.1EG 7.12026-01-26
Crucial Storage Executive installer versions prior to 11.08.082025.00 contain a DLL preloading vulnerability. During installation, the installer runs with elevated privileges and loads Windows DLLs using an uncontrolled search path, which …
- CVE-2025-66835HIGHCVSS 7.1EG 7.12025-12-30
TrueConf Client 8.5.2 is vulnerable to DLL hijacking via crafted wfapi.dll allowing local attackers to execute arbitrary code within the user's context.
- CVE-2024-34116HIGHCVSS 7.1EG 7.12024-06-13
Creative Cloud Desktop versions 6.1.0.587 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could result in a security feature bypass. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load and execute malici…
- CVE-2024-0980HIGHCVSS 7.1EG 7.12024-03-28
The Auto-update service for Okta Verify for Windows is vulnerable to two flaws which in combination could be used to execute arbitrary code.
- CVE-2020-14349HIGHCVSS 7.1EG 7.12020-08-24
It was found that PostgreSQL versions before 12.4, before 11.9 and before 10.14 did not properly sanitize the search_path during logical replication. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw in an attack similar to CVE-2018-1058, in o…
- CVE-2020-5357HIGHCVSS 7.1EG 7.12020-05-28
Dell Dock Firmware Update Utilities for Dell Client Consumer and Commercial docking stations contain an Arbitrary File Overwrite vulnerability. The vulnerability is limited to the Dell Dock Firmware Update Utilities during the time window …
- CVE-2020-5324HIGHCVSS 7.1EG 7.12020-02-21
Dell Client Consumer and Commercial Platforms contain an Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability. The vulnerability is limited to the Dell Firmware Update Utility during the time window while being executed by an administrator. During this …
- CVE-2019-18575HIGHCVSS 7.1EG 7.12019-12-06
Dell Command Configure versions prior to 4.2.1 contain an uncontrolled search path vulnerability. A locally authenticated malicious user could exploit this vulnerability by creating a symlink to a target file, allowing the attacker to over…
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