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.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
2.9%
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 (2)
CivetWeb/CivetWeb
1.16
civetweb_project/civetweb
1.16
Published
Apr 21, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 21, 2026