Avecto Defendpoint 4 prior to 4.4 SR6 and 5 prior to 5.1 SR1 has an Untrusted Search Path…
Priority LOW 36CWE-426Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.
Summary
Avecto Defendpoint 4 prior to 4.4 SR6 and 5 prior to 5.1 SR1 has an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability, exploitable by modifying environment variables to trigger automatic elevation of an attacker's process launch.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.016 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:avecto_defendpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 to before 4.4.267.0; 5.0 to before 5.1.149.0 | Vulnerable | BeyondTrust |
- cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:avecto_defendpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 to before 4.4.267.0; 5.0 to before 5.1.149.0 Vulnerable ·BeyondTrust
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-10959
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-24q8-6wpc-mx3g
References
Other 5
- https://hackandpwn.com/cve-2018-10959/
- https://hackandpwn.com/assets/2019-04-17-cve-2018-10959/Defendpoint_Windows_Client_Release_Notes_4.4.267.0_SR6.pdf
- https://hackandpwn.com/assets/2019-04-17-cve-2018-10959/Defendpoint_Windows_Client_Release_Notes_5.1.149.0_SR1.pdf
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/docs/release-notes/privilege-management/windows-and-mac/windows/pm-windows-4-4-sr6.pdf
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/docs/release-notes/privilege-management/windows-and-mac/windows/pm-windows-5-1.pdf
Sources
- CVE-2018-10959 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-10959 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-24q8-6wpc-mx3g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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