Servers and applications
CVE-2022-26488
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…
- Severity
- High 7.0
- Published
- 10 Mar 2022
- Last changed
- 14 Oct 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 21 Oct 2026
- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
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PythonServers and applications · cpe:a:python:python |
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