CVE-2026-3780
HIGH
7,3
Source: 14984358-7092-470d-8f34-ade47a7658a2
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Description
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The application's installer runs with elevated privileges but resolves system executables and DLLs using untrusted search paths that can include user-writable directories, allowing a local attacker to place malicious binaries with the same names and have them loaded or executed instead of the legitimate system files, resulting in local privilege escalation.
426
Untrusted Search Path
StableCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity
Confidentiality
Availability
Access Control
Potential Impacts:
Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Read Files Or Directories
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
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