The text-to-speech engine in libretro RetroArch for Windows 1.9.0 passes unsanitized…
Priority LOW 37CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
The text-to-speech engine in libretro RetroArch for Windows 1.9.0 passes unsanitized input to PowerShell through platform_win32.c via the accessibility_speak_windows function, which allows attackers who have write access on filesystems that are used by RetroArch to execute code via command injection using specially a crafted file and directory names.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01272 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-28927
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7585-2mwm-5jvf
References
More libretro Retroarch vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-08376 libretro RetroArch file_stream.c filestream_vscanf out-of-bounds CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-28927 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-28927 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7585-2mwm-5jvf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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