Untrusted search path vulnerability in estaskwrapper in IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition…
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in estaskwrapper in IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition before 9.1 allows local users to gain privileges via an ES_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable and a modified PATH environment variable, which is used during execution of the estasklight program, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3895.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00874 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:omnifind:*:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | up to 9.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:omnifind:6.1:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:omnifind:8.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:omnifind:8.4:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | 8.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:omnifind:8.5:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:omnifind:*:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:omnifind:6.1:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:omnifind:8.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:omnifind:8.4:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:omnifind:8.5:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-4236
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p9qc-jx9p-h9xh
References
More IBM Omnifind vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-03699 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Java_com_ibm_es_oss_CryptionNative_ESEncrypt function… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2010-03698 The administrator interface in IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition 8.x and 9.x does not… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2010-03701 The ESSearchApplication directory tree in IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition 8.x and 9.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2010-03700 esRunCommand in IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition before 9.1 allows local users to gain… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2010-03697 Session fixation vulnerability in the login form in the administrator interface in IBM… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2010-03696 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ESAdmin/security.do in the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2010-4236 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-4236 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p9qc-jx9p-h9xh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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