CVE-2022-26488
HIGH 7.0
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.49 % · percentile 74 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-31046
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2022-26488
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0218 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0969 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0380 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits NetApp · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-1015 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-928 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-767 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 3.7.12cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.8.0 ≤ 3.8.12cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.9.0 ≤ 3.9.10cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.10.0 ≤ 3.10.2cpe: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:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |