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.
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2022-03-07T17:26:04
Updated: 2022-04-19T18:06:23
Reserved: 2022-03-06T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2022-26488
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2022-03-10T17:47:45.383
Modified: 2023-11-07T03:45:00.883
Link: CVE-2022-26488
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