CWE · MITRE source
CWE-426Untrusted Search Path
The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.
This might allow attackers to execute their own programs, access unauthorized data files, or modify configuration in unexpected ways. If the product uses a search path to locate critical resources such as programs, then an attacker could modify that search path to point to a malicious program, which the targeted product would then execute. The problem extends to any type of critical resource that the product trusts. Some of the most common variants of untrusted search path are:
Last updated: 15 October 2026 00:34 UTC
Cumulative inbound coverage
How completely the frameworks we cross-walk collectively cover this — the verdict is the strongest single mapping (overlapping partials are not summed); breadth shows the corroboration behind it.
Collective: partial · 2 mapping(s) from 1 framework(s): ATT&CK 2 (partial)
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
This weakness contributes to A08:2025 Software or Data Integrity Failures.
Control responseHuman-reviewed
Answering this weakness across the control lifecycle, from our framework cross-walks.
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NIST 800-53 r5 controls PROPOSED for this weakness (0)AI-assisted
These are model PROPOSALS, not graded mappings. They come
from controls_to_cwe_proposals, which carries no grade field at
all; across the CWE pages 1,540 of 1,722 such associations (89%) have never
been graded by anything. The heading said “address” until
2026-09-29, which asserted a relationship the data does not carry.
Graded cross-walks are on the framework map, not here.
| Control | Title | Family | Why it addresses this CWE |
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Top CVEs of this weakness type, ranked by Risk Priority
| CVE | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2012-1854 KEV UPD | 8.5 | 7.8 | 0.2087 | 2012-07-10 |
CVE-2022-22047 KEV UPD | 8.5 | 7.8 | 0.1877 | 2022-07-12 |
CVE-2022-23748 KEV UPD | 8.5 | 7.8 | 0.0833 | 2022-11-17 |
CVE-2023-30330 UPD | 8.0 | 9.8 | 0.0588 | 2023-05-12 |
CVE-2018-19486 UPD | 7.9 | 9.8 | 0.0412 | 2018-11-23 |
CVE-2015-0096 UPD | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.7096 | 2015-03-11 |
CVE-2020-15801 UPD | 7.8 | 9.8 | 0.0363 | 2020-07-17 |
CVE-2011-4125 UPD | 7.7 | 9.8 | 0.0231 | 2021-10-27 |
CVE-2022-24826 UPD | 7.7 | 9.8 | 0.0223 | 2022-04-20 |
CVE-2017-2225 UPD | 7.6 | 9.8 | 0.0147 | 2017-07-07 |
CVE-2017-12414 UPD | 7.6 | 9.8 | 0.0157 | 2017-08-03 |
CVE-2022-26184 UPD | 7.6 | 9.8 | 0.0185 | 2022-03-21 |
CVE-2016-10009 UPD | 7.5 | 7.3 | 0.3743 | 2017-01-05 |
CVE-2024-53866 UPD | 7.5 | 9.8 | 0.0098 | 2024-12-10 |
CVE-2016-0016 UPD | 7.4 | 7.8 | 0.2967 | 2016-01-13 |
CVE-2024-38462 UPD | 7.4 | 9.8 | 0.0061 | 2024-06-16 |
CVE-2025-26155 UPD | 7.4 | 9.8 | 0.0057 | 2025-11-26 |
CVE-2026-45772 UPD | 7.4 | 9.8 | 0.0064 | 2026-05-15 |
CVE-2026-74872 UPD | 7.4 | 9.8 | 0.0068 | 2026-08-17 |
CVE-2024-26198 UPD | 7.3 | 8.8 | 0.0682 | 2024-03-12 |
CVE-2016-1417 UPD | 7.2 | 8.8 | 0.0443 | 2017-01-23 |
CVE-2018-12589 UPD | 7.1 | 7.8 | 0.2007 | 2018-06-28 |
CVE-2019-11351 UPD | 7.1 | 8.8 | 0.0390 | 2019-04-19 |
CVE-2016-5330 UPD | 7.0 | 7.8 | 0.1802 | 2016-08-08 |
CVE-2017-2149 UPD | 7.0 | 8.8 | 0.0299 | 2017-04-28 |