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
1,269 active CVEs classified under this weakness category. Sourced from NVD, GHSA, and vendor advisories. Full definition on MITRE →
CVEs classified under CWE-427page 26 of 26
- CVE-2026-45003MEDIUMCVSS 5.0EG 5.02026-05-11
OpenClaw before 2026.4.22 allows workspace dotenv files to override connector endpoint hosts for Matrix, Mattermost, IRC, and Synology connectors. Attackers with workspace access can redirect runtime traffic to malicious endpoints by setti…
- CVE-2026-24317MEDIUMCVSS 5.0EG 5.02026-03-10
SAP GUI for Windows allows DLL files to be loaded from arbitrary directories within the application. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a victim to place a malicious DLL within one of these directori…
- CVE-2023-41782MEDIUMCVSS 4.8EG 4.82024-01-05
There is a DLL hijacking vulnerability in ZTE ZXCLOUD iRAI, an attacker could place a fake DLL file in a specific directory and successfully exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious code.
- CVE-2021-1536MEDIUMCVSS 4.8EG 4.82021-06-04
A vulnerability in Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App for Windows, Cisco Webex Meetings Server, Cisco Webex Network Recording Player for Windows, and Cisco Webex Teams for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL…
- CVE-2021-1240MEDIUMCVSS 4.8EG 4.82021-01-13
A vulnerability in the loading process of specific DLLs in Cisco Proximity Desktop for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to load a malicious library. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credential…
- CVE-2018-12163MEDIUMCVSS 4.8EG 4.82018-09-12
A DLL injection vulnerability in the Intel IoT Developers Kit 4.0 installer may allow an authenticated user to potentially escalate privileges using file modification via local access.
- CVE-2025-48506MEDIUMCVSS 4.6EG 4.62026-08-11
Uncontrolled search paths in Vitis™ Unified installation path on local Windows machines could allow DLL injection into these install paths, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2025-0041MEDIUMCVSS 4.6EG 4.62026-08-11
Uncontrolled search paths in the Vitis™ Embedded Single File Download (SFD) for local Windows installation could allow a low-privileged user to create arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2025-13162MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42026-06-23
Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in ABB Control Builder A, ABB 800xA for Advant Master. This issue affects Control Builder A: through 1.4/4; 800xA for Advant Master: through 6.0.3-1, through 6.1.1-1, 6.1.1-3, 6.2.0-1.
- CVE-2023-1903MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32023-04-11
SAP HCM Fiori App My Forms (Fiori 2.0) - version 605, does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user exposing the restricted header data.
- CVE-2023-51710MEDIUMCVSS 4.2EG 4.22024-04-29
EMS SQL Manager 3.6.2 (build 55333) for Oracle allows DLL hijacking: a user can trigger the execution of arbitrary code every time the product is executed.
- CVE-2023-25182MEDIUMCVSS 4.2EG 4.22023-08-11
Uncontrolled search path element in the Intel(R) Unite(R) Client software for Mac before version 4.2.11 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2022-27180MEDIUMCVSS 4.2EG 4.22023-05-10
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) MacCPUID software before version 3.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2017-12266MEDIUMCVSS 4.2EG 4.22017-10-05
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 …
- CVE-2025-10939LOWCVSS 3.7EG 3.72025-10-28
A flaw was found in Keycloak. The Keycloak guides recommend to not expose /admin path to the outside in case the installation is using a proxy. The issue occurs at least via ha-proxy, as it can be tricked to using relative/non-normalized p…
- CVE-2024-47576LOWCVSS 3.3EG 3.32024-12-10
SAP Product Lifecycle Costing Client (versions below 4.7.1) application loads on demand a DLL that is available with Windows OS. This DLL is loaded from the computer running SAP Product Lifecycle Costing Client application. That particular…
- CVE-2024-6595LOWCVSS 3.0EG 3.02024-07-17
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.8 prior to 16.11.6, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.4, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.2 where it was possible to upload an NPM package with conflicting …
- CVE-2024-30117LOWCVSS 2.5EG 2.52024-10-14
A dynamic search for a prerequisite library could allow the possibility for an attacker to replace the correct file under some circumstances.
- CVE-2025-14575LOWCVSS 1.8EG 1.82026-05-19
An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in the OpenSSL TLS backend of Qt Network (qtbase) in Qt Qt Framework (Unix) allows a local attacker to load a rogue CA certificate as a trusted system authority via a crafted certificate fi…
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