VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-6958

CVSS score8.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.18%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-09-04
Last modified2026-09-24
CVSS vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

Acunetix 25.11.251107123 for Windows contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Web Vulnerability Scanning Engine (wvsc.exe) that allows low-privileged local attackers to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM by exploiting a missing hardcoded directory path for OpenSSL-related files. Attackers can create the missing directory, place a malicious file at the expected path, and cause the SYSTEM-level wvsc.exe process to load and execute it, resulting in full privilege escalation.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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