CVE-2026-5789

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/search-path-without-quotes-civetweb	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:civetweb_project:civetweb:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-21 15:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:59

NVD link : CVE-2026-5789

Mitre link : CVE-2026-5789

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-5789

JSON object : View

Products Affected

civetweb_project

civetweb

CWE

CWE-428

Unquoted Search Path or Element

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