CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-4158

7.3 HIGH Published 2026-04-11 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
2026-04-11
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
7.3 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-427

Description

KeePassXC OpenSSL Configuration Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of KeePassXC. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of OpenSSL. The product loads configuration from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of KeePassXC when run by a target user on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-29156.

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element weakness

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