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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- CVE-2023-47452HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-11-30
An Untrusted search path vulnerability in notepad++ 6.5 allows local users to gain escalated privileges through the msimg32.dll file in the current working directory.
- CVE-2023-6401HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-11-30
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in NotePad++ up to 8.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file dbghelp.exe. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. An attack has to be approac…
- CVE-2023-4770HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-11-30
An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability has been found on 4D and 4D server Windows executables applications, affecting version 19 R8 100218. This vulnerability consists in a DLL hijacking by replacing x64 shfolder.dll in the inst…
- CVE-2023-4931HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-11-27
Uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in Plesk Installer affects version 3.27.0.0. A local attacker could execute arbitrary code by injecting DLL files into the same folder where the application is installed, resulting in DLL hija…
- CVE-2023-29069HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-11-22
A maliciously crafted DLL file can be forced to install onto a non-default location, and attacker can overwrite parts of the product with malicious DLLs. These files may then have elevated privileges leading to a Privilege Escalation vulne…
- CVE-2023-46814HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-11-22
A binary hijacking vulnerability exists within the VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.19 on Windows. The uninstaller attempts to execute code with elevated privileges out of a standard user writable location. Standard users may use this …
- CVE-2023-6235HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-11-21
An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability has been found in the Duet Display product, affecting version 2.5.9.1. An attacker could place an arbitrary libusk.dll file in the C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\ directo…
- CVE-2023-4632HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-11-08
An uncontrolled search path vulnerability was reported in Lenovo System Update that could allow an attacker with local access to execute code with elevated privileges.
- CVE-2023-5463HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-10-09
A vulnerability was found in XINJE XDPPro up to 3.7.17a. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library cfgmgr32.dll. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. An attack has to …
- CVE-2022-4956HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-09-30
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Caphyon Advanced Installer 19.7. This affects an unknown part of the component WinSxS DLL Handler. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. Attacking locally is a requirem…
- CVE-2023-39374HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-09-03
ForeScout NAC SecureConnector version 11.2 - CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
- CVE-2023-3078HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-08-17
An uncontrolled search path vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo Universal Device Client (UDC) that could allow an attacker with local access to execute code with elevated privileges.
- CVE-2022-47636HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-08-10
A DLL hijacking vulnerability has been discovered in OutSystems Service Studio 11 11.53.30 build 61739. When a user open a .oml file (OutSystems Modeling Language), the application will load the following DLLs from the same directory av_li…
- CVE-2023-36344HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-08-08
An issue in Diebold Nixdorf Vynamic View Console v.5.3.1 and before allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via not restricting the search path for required DLLs and not verifying the signature.
- CVE-2021-41544HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-08-08
A vulnerability has been identified in Siemens Software Center (All versions < V3.0). A DLL Hijacking vulnerability could allow a local attacker to execute code with elevated privileges by placing a malicious DLL in one of the directories …
- CVE-2022-43703HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-07-27
An installer that loads or executes files using an unconstrained search path may be vulnerable to substitute files under control of an attacker being loaded or executed instead of the intended files.
- CVE-2023-36853HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-07-19
In Keysight Geolocation Server v2.4.2 and prior, a low privileged attacker could create a local ZIP file containing a malicious script in any location. The attacker could abuse this to load a DLL with SYSTEM privileges.
- CVE-2023-28929HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-06-26
Trend Micro Security 2021, 2022, and 2023 (Consumer) are vulnerable to a DLL Hijacking vulnerability which could allow an attacker to use a specific executable file as an execution and/or persistence mechanism which could execute a malicio…
- CVE-2023-27908HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-06-23
A maliciously crafted DLL file can be forced to write beyond allocated boundaries in the Autodesk installer when parsing the DLL files and could lead to a Privilege Escalation vulnerability.
- CVE-2023-25005HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-05-12
A maliciously crafted DLL file can be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries in Autodesk InfraWorks 2023, and 2021 when parsing the DLL files could lead to a resource injection vulnerability.
- CVE-2023-25428HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-05-12
A DLL Hijacking issue discovered in Soft-o Free Password Manager 1.1.20 allows attackers to create arbitrary DLLs leading to code execution.
- CVE-2023-30237HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-05-09
CyberGhostVPN Windows Client before v8.3.10.10015 was discovered to contain a DLL injection vulnerability via the component Dashboard.exe.
- CVE-2023-2355HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-04-27
Local privilege escalation due to a DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Snap Deploy (Windows) before build 3900.
- CVE-2022-48222HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-04-04
An issue was discovered in Acuant AcuFill SDK before 10.22.02.03. During SDK installation, certutil.exe is called by the Acuant installer to install certificates. This window is not hidden, and is running with elevated privileges. A standa…
- CVE-2022-28688HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-03-29
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of AVEVA Edge 2020 SP2 Patch 0(4201.2111.1802.0000). User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a …
- CVE-2022-28687HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-03-29
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of AVEVA Edge 2020 SP2 Patch 0(4201.2111.1802.0000). User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a …
- CVE-2022-28686HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-03-29
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of AVEVA Edge 2020 SP2 Patch 0(4201.2111.1802.0000). User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a …
- CVE-2023-28596HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-03-27
Zoom Client for IT Admin macOS installers before version 5.13.5 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A local low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability in an attack chain during the installation process to escalate…
- CVE-2022-38745HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-03-24
Apache OpenOffice versions before 4.1.14 may be configured to add an empty entry to the Java class path. This may lead to run arbitrary Java code from the current directory.
- CVE-2023-28759HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-03-23
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 10.0 on Windows. A vulnerability in the way the client validates the path to a DLL prior to loading may allow a lower-level user to elevate privileges and compromise the system.
- CVE-2022-48422HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-03-19
ONLYOFFICE Docs through 7.3 on certain Linux distributions allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse libgcc_s.so.1 in the current working directory, which may be any directory in which an ONLYOFFICE document is located.
- CVE-2021-31637HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-03-16
An issue found in UwAmp v.1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.2.1, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DLL.
- CVE-2022-32972HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-02-17
Infoblox BloxOne Endpoint for Windows through 2.2.7 allows DLL injection that can result in local privilege escalation.
- CVE-2022-48077HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-02-13
Genymotion Desktop v3.3.2 was discovered to contain a DLL hijacking vulnerability that allows attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code via a crafted DLL.
- CVE-2023-22358HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-02-01
In versions beginning with 7.2.2 to before 7.2.3.1, a DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP Edge Client Windows Installer. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- CVE-2022-41141HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-01-26
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Windscribe. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.…
- CVE-2020-25502HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-01-20
Cybereason EDR version 19.1.282 and above, 19.2.182 and above, 20.1.343 and above, and 20.2.X and above has a DLL hijacking vulnerability, which could allow a local attacker to execute code with elevated privileges.
- CVE-2023-0247HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-01-12
Uncontrolled Search Path Element in GitHub repository bits-and-blooms/bloom prior to 3.3.1.
- CVE-2022-44939HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82023-01-06
Efs Software Easy Chat Server Version 3.1 was discovered to contain a DLL hijacking vulnerability via the component TextShaping.dll. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DLL.
- CVE-2022-46330HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82022-12-21
Squirrel.Windows is both a toolset and a library that provides installation and update functionality for Windows desktop applications. Installers generated by Squirrel.Windows 2.0.1 and earlier contain an issue with the DLL search path, wh…
- CVE-2022-42945HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82022-12-19
DWG TrueViewTM 2023 version has a DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability. Successful exploitation by a malicious attacker could result in remote code execution on the target system.
- CVE-2022-43722HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82022-12-13
A vulnerability has been identified in SICAM PAS/PQS (All versions < V7.0). Affected software does not properly secure a folder containing library files. This could allow an attacker to place a custom malicious DLL in this folder which is …
- CVE-2022-38395HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82022-12-12
HP Support Assistant uses HP Performance Tune-up as a diagnostic tool. HP Support Assistant uses Fusion to launch HP Performance Tune-up. It is possible for an attacker to exploit the DLL hijacking vulnerability and elevate privileges when…
- CVE-2022-43751HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82022-11-23
McAfee Total Protection prior to version 16.0.49 contains an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability due to the use of a variable pointing to a subdirectory that may be controllable by an unprivileged user. This may have allowed the…
- CVE-2022-45422HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82022-11-21
When LG SmartShare is installed, local privilege escalation is possible through DLL Hijacking attack. The LG ID is LVE-HOT-220005.
- CVE-2022-43310HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82022-11-09
An Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Foxit Software released Foxit Reader v11.2.118.51569 allows attackers to escalate privileges when searching for DLL libraries without specifying an absolute path.
- CVE-2022-41796HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82022-10-24
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Content Transfer (for Windows) Ver.1.3 and prior allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
- CVE-2022-32168HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82022-09-28
Notepad++ versions 8.4.1 and before are vulnerable to DLL hijacking where an attacker can replace the vulnerable dll (UxTheme.dll) with his own dll and run arbitrary code in the context of Notepad++.
- CVE-2022-38633HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82022-09-13
Genymotion Desktop v3.2.1 was discovered to contain a DLL hijacking vulnerability which allows attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code via a crafted binary.
- CVE-2022-34101HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82022-09-13
A vulnerability was discovered in the Crestron AirMedia Windows Application, version 4.3.1.39, in which a user can place a malicious DLL in a certain path to execute code and preform a privilege escalation attack.
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