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DLL hijacking in the Rakuten Kobo Desktop Application installer for Windows allows arbitrary code execution at the privilege level of the installing user. The installer performs an insecure DLL search, loading libraries from its own working directory before trusted system paths; if an attacker pre-positions a crafted DLL in that directory, execution is hijacked when the victim runs the installer. Reported by JPCERT and covered by a vendor security advisory; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing identified at time of analysis.
Uncontrolled search path element in Chrome's Windows CredentialProvider component (CWE-427) enables a local attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the browser sandbox on Windows systems running Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36. The flaw is a DLL or executable search-order hijacking issue: Chrome's CredentialProvider resolves a dependency by searching an attacker-controllable path, allowing a malicious local program to intercept and execute in place of a legitimate component, with the result escaping Chrome's sandbox entirely. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.
Uncontrolled search path element (DLL hijacking, CWE-427) in Adobe Photoshop Desktop allows arbitrary code execution when a victim opens a maliciously crafted file. The vulnerability affects Photoshop 2026 versions up to and including 27.6 and Photoshop 2025 versions up to and including 26.11.6, with scope change indicating code execution can escape the Photoshop process boundary. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; Adobe has released patches via APSB26-130.
Local privilege escalation in Acunetix 25.11.251107123 for Windows enables low-privileged local users to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM by exploiting CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element) in the wvsc.exe Web Vulnerability Scanning Engine. The SYSTEM-level wvsc.exe process searches for OpenSSL-related files at a hardcoded directory path that does not exist by default; an attacker creates the missing directory and plants a malicious file, which the service subsequently loads and executes, yielding full SYSTEM-level control. A public proof-of-concept is available via the Full Disclosure mailing list and corroborated by a VulnCheck advisory, making this trivially reproducible by any local user on affected Windows installations.
Privilege escalation in Easybyte Software's Konga before 2.1.0 allows any authenticated local Windows user to execute arbitrary code at the privilege level of the account running Konga by planting attacker-controlled OpenSSL configuration or library files in a hardcoded filesystem path that is absent from default installations and resides in a location writable by all authenticated users. The root cause is CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element): Konga loads OpenSSL from a fixed, predictable path without verifying the integrity or provenance of files found there, enabling a classic library-planting attack. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis; a vendor patch is available in version 2.1.0.
Arbitrary code execution in OpenAI Codex Desktop for Windows and macOS allows an attacker's Git hooks to run outside the application's command sandbox when a user opens a specially prepared repository. Codex's automated Git operations honored the repository-local `core.hooksPath` setting in `.git/config` without sanitizing or overriding it, enabling a malicious hook script to execute with the user's full OS privileges - reading, modifying, or deleting files and accessing other resources. No active exploitation has been identified (EPSS 0.13%, not in CISA KEV); a code-level fix exists in GitHub PR #22843 but a versioned patch release is not independently confirmed at time of analysis.
Local privilege escalation in SiYuan's Windows NSIS installer affects versions 2.0.14 through 3.8.0, allowing a local attacker with write access to a directory to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by planting a malicious binary that the NSIS installer resolves ahead of System32 during an all-users installation. The root cause is electron-builder's preInit hook invoking system utilities such as TASKKILL by short name via nsExec::Exec, causing the installer's launch directory to take search-path precedence over System32 before the license page is even displayed. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, though the binary-planting technique is well-documented in Windows installer security research.
Sandbox escape in NVIDIA OpenShell for Linux lets a low-privileged actor already operating inside the sandbox break its isolation boundary, potentially achieving code execution, privilege escalation, data tampering, and information disclosure on the host. The flaw is rooted in an uncontrolled search path element (CWE-427), so a resource the sandbox loads can be redirected to attacker-supplied code. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, but the assigned 9.9 CVSS reflects the full compromise achievable once the sandbox boundary is breached.
Windows Remote Help versions 5.0.0.0 through below 5.2.1040.0 is vulnerable to an uncontrolled search path element (CWE-427), enabling a locally authenticated attacker to conduct spoofing attacks with high confidentiality and integrity impact. The flaw stems from the application resolving executables or libraries from attacker-controllable directory paths, a class of vulnerability commonly manifesting as DLL or binary planting on Windows. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and Microsoft has released a patch as of the advisory publication.
Privilege escalation in Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.3.0.1 is enabled by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427), allowing a low-privileged local attacker to plant a malicious binary or shared library in a directory that the application resolves before the legitimate path, resulting in code execution under a higher-privileged context. The CVSS 3.1 score of 7.3 reflects full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, though the attack is constrained to local access and requires user interaction to trigger the vulnerable operation. Dell has released a fix in version 4.3.0.1 per advisory DSA-2026-328; no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.
DLL hijacking in the Rakuten Kobo Desktop Application installer for Windows allows arbitrary code execution at the privilege level of the installing user. The installer performs an insecure DLL search, loading libraries from its own working directory before trusted system paths; if an attacker pre-positions a crafted DLL in that directory, execution is hijacked when the victim runs the installer. Reported by JPCERT and covered by a vendor security advisory; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing identified at time of analysis.
Uncontrolled search path element in Chrome's Windows CredentialProvider component (CWE-427) enables a local attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the browser sandbox on Windows systems running Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36. The flaw is a DLL or executable search-order hijacking issue: Chrome's CredentialProvider resolves a dependency by searching an attacker-controllable path, allowing a malicious local program to intercept and execute in place of a legitimate component, with the result escaping Chrome's sandbox entirely. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.
Uncontrolled search path element (DLL hijacking, CWE-427) in Adobe Photoshop Desktop allows arbitrary code execution when a victim opens a maliciously crafted file. The vulnerability affects Photoshop 2026 versions up to and including 27.6 and Photoshop 2025 versions up to and including 26.11.6, with scope change indicating code execution can escape the Photoshop process boundary. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; Adobe has released patches via APSB26-130.
Local privilege escalation in Acunetix 25.11.251107123 for Windows enables low-privileged local users to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM by exploiting CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element) in the wvsc.exe Web Vulnerability Scanning Engine. The SYSTEM-level wvsc.exe process searches for OpenSSL-related files at a hardcoded directory path that does not exist by default; an attacker creates the missing directory and plants a malicious file, which the service subsequently loads and executes, yielding full SYSTEM-level control. A public proof-of-concept is available via the Full Disclosure mailing list and corroborated by a VulnCheck advisory, making this trivially reproducible by any local user on affected Windows installations.
Privilege escalation in Easybyte Software's Konga before 2.1.0 allows any authenticated local Windows user to execute arbitrary code at the privilege level of the account running Konga by planting attacker-controlled OpenSSL configuration or library files in a hardcoded filesystem path that is absent from default installations and resides in a location writable by all authenticated users. The root cause is CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element): Konga loads OpenSSL from a fixed, predictable path without verifying the integrity or provenance of files found there, enabling a classic library-planting attack. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis; a vendor patch is available in version 2.1.0.
Arbitrary code execution in OpenAI Codex Desktop for Windows and macOS allows an attacker's Git hooks to run outside the application's command sandbox when a user opens a specially prepared repository. Codex's automated Git operations honored the repository-local `core.hooksPath` setting in `.git/config` without sanitizing or overriding it, enabling a malicious hook script to execute with the user's full OS privileges - reading, modifying, or deleting files and accessing other resources. No active exploitation has been identified (EPSS 0.13%, not in CISA KEV); a code-level fix exists in GitHub PR #22843 but a versioned patch release is not independently confirmed at time of analysis.
Local privilege escalation in SiYuan's Windows NSIS installer affects versions 2.0.14 through 3.8.0, allowing a local attacker with write access to a directory to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by planting a malicious binary that the NSIS installer resolves ahead of System32 during an all-users installation. The root cause is electron-builder's preInit hook invoking system utilities such as TASKKILL by short name via nsExec::Exec, causing the installer's launch directory to take search-path precedence over System32 before the license page is even displayed. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, though the binary-planting technique is well-documented in Windows installer security research.
Sandbox escape in NVIDIA OpenShell for Linux lets a low-privileged actor already operating inside the sandbox break its isolation boundary, potentially achieving code execution, privilege escalation, data tampering, and information disclosure on the host. The flaw is rooted in an uncontrolled search path element (CWE-427), so a resource the sandbox loads can be redirected to attacker-supplied code. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, but the assigned 9.9 CVSS reflects the full compromise achievable once the sandbox boundary is breached.
Windows Remote Help versions 5.0.0.0 through below 5.2.1040.0 is vulnerable to an uncontrolled search path element (CWE-427), enabling a locally authenticated attacker to conduct spoofing attacks with high confidentiality and integrity impact. The flaw stems from the application resolving executables or libraries from attacker-controllable directory paths, a class of vulnerability commonly manifesting as DLL or binary planting on Windows. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and Microsoft has released a patch as of the advisory publication.
Privilege escalation in Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.3.0.1 is enabled by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427), allowing a low-privileged local attacker to plant a malicious binary or shared library in a directory that the application resolves before the legitimate path, resulting in code execution under a higher-privileged context. The CVSS 3.1 score of 7.3 reflects full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, though the attack is constrained to local access and requires user interaction to trigger the vulnerable operation. Dell has released a fix in version 4.3.0.1 per advisory DSA-2026-328; no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.