Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-5789
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 4.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
Products affected by CVE-2026-5789
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cpe:2.3:a:civetweb_project:civetweb:1.16