Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Bosch Configuration Manager Installer
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
Loading a DLL through an Uncontrolled Search Path Element in the Bosch Configuration Manager installer up to and including version 7.21.0078 potentially allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a victim's system. A prerequisite is that the victim is tricked into placing a malicious DLL in the same directory where the installer is started from.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-6788
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m7mq-gp8m-39mp
References
More Bosch Configuration Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-04894 Buffer Overflow for Bosch Video Systems, PSIM and Access Control Systems CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-04895 Improper Access Control for Bosch Video Systems, PSIM and Access Control Systems CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-17940 An improper handling of a malformed API answer packets to API clients in Bosch BT… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2020-6788 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-6788 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m7mq-gp8m-39mp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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