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HIGHCVE-2026-5789Published Modified CNA INCIBE

CVE-2026-5789: Search path without quotes in CivetWeb

Vulnerability related to an unquoted search path in CivetWeb v1.16. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by placing a malicious executable in a directory that is scanned before the intended application path (C:\Program Files\CivetWeb\CivetWeb.exe --), due to the absence of quotes in the service configuration.

Metrics

CVSS v4.0
8.5
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
Affected Products
1
Affected packages
  • CivetWeb / CivetWeb
    1.16
CVSS Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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