libretro RetroArch Startup profapi.dll untrusted search path
Priority LOW 21CWE-426Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in libretro RetroArch up to 1.19.1 on Windows. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library profapi.dll of the component Startup. The manipulation leads to untrusted search path. An attack has to be approached locally. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0019 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-0459
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x8j8-538p-x6xv
References
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More libretro vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-08376 libretro RetroArch file_stream.c filestream_vscanf out-of-bounds CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2025-08998 Out-of-bounds write in libretro-common CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2021-09867 The text-to-speech engine in libretro RetroArch for Windows 1.9.0 passes unsanitized… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-0459 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-0459 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x8j8-538p-x6xv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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