Windows Update Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Untrusted search path in Windows Update Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Default mimetype known files writeable on Windows

There is a defect in the CPython standard library module “mimetypes” where on Windows the default list of known file locations are writable meaning other users can create invalid files to cause MemoryError to be raised on Python runtime startup or have file extensions be interpreted as the incorrect file type. This defect is caused by the default locations of Linux and macOS platforms (such as “/etc/mime.types”) also being used on Windows, where they are user-writable locations (“C:\etc\mime.types”). To work-around this issue a user can call mimetypes.init() with an empty list (“[]”) on Windows platforms to avoid using the default list of known file locations.

Windows Update Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Untrusted search path in Windows Update allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

mk-oracle: Local privilege escalation via insecure Oracle Home library loading

Local privilege escalation in Checkmk 2.5.0p14 allows a local user with write access to the Oracle client library directory of an Oracle home listed in the 'oratab' file or to the 'oratab' file itself to execute code as root if an agent has the 'mk-oracle' plugin enabled.

Untrusted Search Path in DeepSeek Harness Enables Arbitrary Code Execution

An untrusted search path in DeepSeek Harness (dsh) commit c291e796 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via supplying and opening crafted executable files in place of legitimate content.

Privilege Escalation in AWS Advanced JDBC Wrapper for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL

An untrusted search path issue in the GlobalDatabasePlugin in the AWS Advanced JDBC Wrapper for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL will allow a remote authenticated low-privilege actor to escalate privileges to those of another Amazon RDS user, including rds_superuser, via a crafted function created by the actor that runs when that user connects to the cluster through an affected wrapper. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to AWS Advanced JDBC Wrapper version 4.0.1.

Windows Update Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Untrusted search path in Windows Update allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

OpenTelemetry-Go Affected by Arbitrary Code Execution via PATH Hijacking

OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. The OpenTelemetry Go SDK in version v1.20.0-1.39.0 is vulnerable to Path Hijacking (Untrusted Search Paths) on macOS/Darwin systems. The resource detection code in sdk/resource/host_id.go executes the ioreg system command using a search path. An attacker with the ability to locally modify the PATH environment variable can achieve Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE) within the context of the application. A fix was released with v1.40.0.

GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability on macOS

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app enables a local user to escalate their privileges to root on macOS. This enables a non-administrative user to execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges. The GlobalProtect app on Linux, Windows, iOS, Android and Chrome OS is not affected by this vulnerability.

.NET Framework Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Untrusted search path in .NET Framework allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

python: local privilege escalation via search path in Windows

In Python before 3.10.3 on Windows, local users can gain privileges because the search path is inadequately secured. The installer may allow a local attacker to add user-writable directories to the system search path. To exploit, an administrator must have installed Python for all users and enabled PATH entries. A non-administrative user can trigger a repair that incorrectly adds user-writable paths into PATH, enabling search-path hijacking of other users and system services. This affects Python (CPython) through 3.7.12, 3.8.x through 3.8.12, 3.9.x through 3.9.10, and 3.10.x through 3.10.2.

python: sys.path allowing code to be loaded from arbitrary locations

In Python 3.8.4, sys.path restrictions specified in a python38._pth file are ignored, allowing code to be loaded from arbitrary locations. The <executable-name>._pth file (e.g., the python._pth file) is not affected.

Potential Privilege Escalation in InstallShield

A potential privilege escalation issue was identified in InstallShield version 2025 R2 and earlier when running compressed Basic MSI setup with Prerequisites from an insecure location. If a local administrator launches a compressed Setup.exe with Prerequisites from an unsecured location, the Prerequisite installers also might load from an unsecured location, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

A untrusted search path vulnerability in Fortinet may allow attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via network exploitable

A untrusted search path vulnerability in Fortinet may allow attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via network exploitable

A untrusted search path vulnerability in Fortinet may allow attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via network exploitable

IBM Aspera Enterprise Webapps Untrusted Search Path

IBM Aspera Enterprise WebApps 1.0.0 through 1.0.6 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to a misconfigured PATH environment variable.

Backstage: Bypass of MkDocs configuration sanitizer in TechDocs backend

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 1.14.6 and 1.15.4, the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package is affected by bypass of mkdocs configuration sanitizer in techdocs backend. Users with the ability to commit changes to a repository that uses TechDocs can circumvent the MkDocs configuration file sanitizer introduced in response to CVE-2026-25153 and execute arbitrary code on the TechDocs backend host during documentation generation. This issue is fixed in versions 1.14.6 and 1.15.4.

In PaperStream IP (TWAIN) 1.42.0.5685 (Service Update 7), the FJTWSVIC service running with SYSTEM privilege processes unauthenticated messages received over the FjtwMkic_Fjicube_32 named pipe. One of these message processing functions attempts to dynamically load the UninOldIS.dll library and executes an exported function named ChangeUninstallString. The default install does not contain this library and therefore if any DLL with that name exists in any directory listed in the PATH variable, it can be used to escalate to SYSTEM level privilege.

qt: files placed by attacker can influence the working directory and lead to malicious code execution

Uncontrolled search path in the QT Library before 5.14.0, 5.12.7 and 5.9.10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable elevation of privilege via local access.