VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-5789

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.14%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-04-21
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • cve-coordination@incibe.es: CWE-428

Primary references