CVE-2026-5789CWE-428

Search path without quotes in CivetWeb

High · published April 21, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
8.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00193 · 8.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-428 · Unquoted Search Path or Element
Published
2026-04-21T14:22Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 APR 14:22Z
    Search path without quotes in CivetWeb
    cvelistv5