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CVE-2026-5789

Search path without quotes in CivetWeb

Published: Apr 21, 2026Updated: Apr 22, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-428
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 96.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-428

Affected Products

CivetWeb
oss-project
CivetWebLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
civetweb project
oss-project
civetwebLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Persistence
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References

https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/search-path-without-quotes-civetweb
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