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CWE-427

1,189 CVEs • Abstraction: Base

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.

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1Sonicwall
1Global Vpn Client
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 28, 2020
N/A· v4
8.6 HIGH· v3
6.9 MEDIUM· v2
SonicWall Global VPN client version 4.10.4.0314 and earlier have an insecure library loading (DLL hijacking) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to remote code execution in the target system.
1Adobe
1Dreamweaver
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 21, 2020
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
Dreamweaver version 20.2 (and earlier) is affected by an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability that could lead to privilege escalation. Successful exploitation could result in a local user with permissions to wr...Show more
Dreamweaver version 20.2 (and earlier) is affected by an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability that could lead to privilege escalation. Successful exploitation could result in a local user with permissions to write to the file system running system commands with administrator privileges.Show less
1Adobe
1Premiere Pro
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 21, 2020
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
6.9 MEDIUM· v2
Adobe Premiere Pro version 14.4 (and earlier) is affected by an uncontrolled search path element that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user...Show more
Adobe Premiere Pro version 14.4 (and earlier) is affected by an uncontrolled search path element that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.Show less
1Adobe
1Media Encoder
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 21, 2020
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
6.9 MEDIUM· v2
Adobe Media Encoder version 14.4 (and earlier) for Windows is affected by an uncontrolled search path vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this i...Show more
Adobe Media Encoder version 14.4 (and earlier) for Windows is affected by an uncontrolled search path vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.Show less
1Adobe
1Photoshop
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 21, 2020
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
6.9 MEDIUM· v2
Adobe Photoshop for Windows version 21.2.1 (and earlier) is affected by an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of...Show more
Adobe Photoshop for Windows version 21.2.1 (and earlier) is affected by an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.Show less
1Adobe
1After Effects
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 21, 2020
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
6.9 MEDIUM· v2
Adobe After Effects version 17.1.1 (and earlier) for Windows is affected by an uncontrolled search path vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this...Show more
Adobe After Effects version 17.1.1 (and earlier) for Windows is affected by an uncontrolled search path vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.Show less
1Adobe
1Creative Cloud
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 21, 2020
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
6.8 MEDIUM· v2
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 5.2 (and earlier) and 2.1 (and earlier) for Windows is affected by an uncontrolled search path vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context o...Show more
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 5.2 (and earlier) and 2.1 (and earlier) for Windows is affected by an uncontrolled search path vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.Show less
1Lenovo
1Hardware Scan
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 14, 2020
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.4 MEDIUM· v2
A DLL search path vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo HardwareScan Plugin for the Lenovo Vantage hardware scan feature prior to version 1.0.46.11 that could allow escalation of privilege.
1Getmonero
1Monero
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 10, 2020
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.6 MEDIUM· v2
monero-wallet-gui in Monero GUI before 0.17.1.0 includes the . directory in an embedded RPATH (with a preference ahead of /usr/lib), which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse library in the current w...Show more
monero-wallet-gui in Monero GUI before 0.17.1.0 includes the . directory in an embedded RPATH (with a preference ahead of /usr/lib), which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse library in the current working directory.Show less
1Nahimic
1Apo Software Component
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 8, 2020
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
6.9 MEDIUM· v2
An escalation of privilege vulnerability in Nahimic APO Software Component Driver 1.4.2, 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.6.1 and 1.6.2 allows an attacker to execute code with SYSTEM privileges.
1Faulknermedia
1Wildlife Issues In The New Millennium
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 8, 2020
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.6 MEDIUM· v2
LiveCode v9.6.1 on Windows allows local, low-privileged users to gain privileges by creating a malicious "cmd.exe" in the folder of the vulnerable LiveCode application. If the application is using LiveCode's "shell()" fu...Show more
LiveCode v9.6.1 on Windows allows local, low-privileged users to gain privileges by creating a malicious "cmd.exe" in the folder of the vulnerable LiveCode application. If the application is using LiveCode's "shell()" function, it will attempt to search for "cmd.exe" in the folder of the current application and run the malicious "cmd.exe".Show less
1Cisco
1Webex Teams
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 8, 2020
N/A· v4
8.4 HIGH· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
A vulnerability in the loading mechanism of specific DLLs in the Cisco Webex Teams client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to load a malicious library. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker...Show more
A vulnerability in the loading mechanism of specific DLLs in the Cisco Webex Teams client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to load a malicious library. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker needs valid credentials on the Windows system. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of directory paths at run time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a malicious DLL file in a specific location on the targeted system. This file will execute when the vulnerable application launches. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system with the privileges of another user’s account.Show less
1Cloudflare
1Cloudflared
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 2, 2020
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.6 MEDIUM· v2
`cloudflared` versions prior to 2020.8.1 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability on Windows systems. When run on a Windows system, `cloudflared` searches for configuration files which could be abused by a mali...Show more
`cloudflared` versions prior to 2020.8.1 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability on Windows systems. When run on a Windows system, `cloudflared` searches for configuration files which could be abused by a malicious entity to execute commands as a privileged user. Version 2020.8.1 fixes this issue.Show less
1Foxitsoftware
2Foxit Reader
Phantompdf
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 2, 2020
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.4 MEDIUM· v2
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse taskkill.exe in the current working directory.
1Mozilla
3Firefox
Firefox EsrThunderbird
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 1, 2020
N/A· v4
8.8 HIGH· v3
9.3 HIGH· v2
If Firefox is installed to a user-writable directory, the Mozilla Maintenance Service would execute updater.exe from the install location with system privileges. Although the Mozilla Maintenance Service does ensure that...Show more
If Firefox is installed to a user-writable directory, the Mozilla Maintenance Service would execute updater.exe from the install location with system privileges. Although the Mozilla Maintenance Service does ensure that updater.exe is signed by Mozilla, the version could have been rolled back to a previous version which would have allowed exploitation of an older bug and arbitrary code execution with System Privileges. *Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80, Thunderbird < 78.2, Thunderbird < 68.12, Firefox ESR < 68.12, and Firefox ESR < 78.2.Show less
1Eaton
19000x Programming And Configuration Software
Jun 17, 2026
Sep 30, 2020
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.4 MEDIUM· v2
A DLL Hijacking vulnerability in Eaton's 9000x Programming and Configuration Software v 2.0.38 and prior allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by replacing the required DLLs with malicious DLLs when the software t...Show more
A DLL Hijacking vulnerability in Eaton's 9000x Programming and Configuration Software v 2.0.38 and prior allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by replacing the required DLLs with malicious DLLs when the software try to load vci11un6.DLL and cinpl.DLL.Show less
1Installbuilder
1Installbuilder
Jun 17, 2026
Sep 18, 2020
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.4 MEDIUM· v2
InstallBuilder for Qt Windows (versions prior to 20.7.0) installers look for plugins at a predictable location at initialization time, writable by non-admin users. While those plugins are not required, they are loaded if...Show more
InstallBuilder for Qt Windows (versions prior to 20.7.0) installers look for plugins at a predictable location at initialization time, writable by non-admin users. While those plugins are not required, they are loaded if present, which could allow an attacker to plant a malicious library which could result in code execution with the security scope of the installer.Show less
1Rapid7
1Appspider
Jun 17, 2026
Sep 18, 2020
N/A· v4
6.5 MEDIUM· v3
4.4 MEDIUM· v2
In AppSpider installer versions prior to 7.2.126, the AppSpider installer calls an executable which can be placed in the appropriate directory by an attacker with access to the local machine. This would prevent the insta...Show more
In AppSpider installer versions prior to 7.2.126, the AppSpider installer calls an executable which can be placed in the appropriate directory by an attacker with access to the local machine. This would prevent the installer from distinguishing between a valid executable called during an installation and any arbitrary code executable using the same file name.Show less
1Mcafee
1Mcafee Agent
Jun 17, 2026
Sep 10, 2020
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.6 MEDIUM· v2
DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability in the installer in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.6.6 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges via execution from a compromised folder.
1Bundler
1Bundler
Jun 17, 2026
Sep 4, 2020
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.4 MEDIUM· v2
Bundler prior to 2.1.0 uses a predictable path in /tmp/, created with insecure permissions as a storage location for gems, if locations under the user's home directory are not available. If Bundler is used in a scenario...Show more
Bundler prior to 2.1.0 uses a predictable path in /tmp/, created with insecure permissions as a storage location for gems, if locations under the user's home directory are not available. If Bundler is used in a scenario where the user does not have a writable home directory, an attacker could place malicious code in this directory that would be later loaded and executed.Show less