CVE-2022-26488

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path
Publication date:
10/03/2022
Last modified:
07/11/2023

Description

In Python before 3.10.3 on Windows, local users can gain privileges because the search path is inadequately secured. The installer may allow a local attacker to add user-writable directories to the system search path. To exploit, an administrator must have installed Python for all users and enabled PATH entries. A non-administrative user can trigger a repair that incorrectly adds user-writable paths into PATH, enabling search-path hijacking of other users and system services. This affects Python (CPython) through 3.7.12, 3.8.x through 3.8.12, 3.9.x through 3.9.10, and 3.10.x through 3.10.2.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.7.12 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.8.0 (including) 3.8.12 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.9.0 (including) 3.9.10 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.10.0 (including) 3.10.2 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.11.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.11.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.11.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.11.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.11.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.11.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*