CVE-2026-25865
HIGHPunto Switcher 4.5.0.583 Unquoted Search Path via WinExec
Title source: cnaDescription
Punto Switcher through 4.5.0.583 contains an unquoted search path element vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting the application's call to WinExec without a fully qualified path for RunDll32.exe when invoking shell32.dll Control_RunDLL input.dll. Attackers can place a malicious executable earlier in the search order to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the affected user.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://spektion.com/articles/cve-2026-25865-punto-switcher
Product product
https://yandex.ru/soft/punto
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/punto-switcher-unquoted-search-path-via-winexec
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0015
EPSS Percentile
4.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-428
Status
published
Products (1)
Yandex/Punto Switcher
< 4.5.0.583
Published
Jun 18, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 19, 2026