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vulnerabilityCVE-2026-5789
Name
CVE-2026-5789
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
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.
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
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Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
civetweb
Exploitable

Vulnerability Ratings#


8.5
CVSSv4
7.8
CVSSv31
NaN
other

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
buildroot
2025.02.x
1.16
Exploitable
yocto
kirkstone
1.12+gitX
Not Affected
yocto
master
1.16+git
Not Affected
yocto
scarthgap
1.16
Exploitable