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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L H L N U H H H 7.0 .0149 73.8 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed n/a n/a – —
TIMELINE Mar 6 Reserved by mitre Mar 7 Published (CNA: mitre) Oct 8 ENRICHED — CVE-2022-26488. Received CVSS 7.0 and CPE data from NVD.
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.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2022 | Reserved | Reserved by mitre |
| March 7, 2022 | Published | Published (CNA: mitre) |
| October 8, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2022-26488. Received CVSS 7.0 and CPE data from NVD. |
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | — | n/a | — |
Authoritative record: CVE-2022-26488 at cve.org
Weaknesses: CWE-426
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