Vulnerability Related to an Uncontrolled Search Path Element in a UPS Management Application
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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
It has been identified that a vulnerability (CWE-427) exists in the UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) management application, whereby improper permissions on the installation directory allow a malicious actor to place a DLL that is then executed with administrator privileges. If a malicious DLL is placed in the installation directory of this product, there is a possibility that the malicious DLL may be executed by exploiting the product’s behavior of loading missing DLLs from the same directory as the executable during service startup.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMRON SOCIAL SOLUTIONS CO., Ltd. | PowerAttendant Standard Edition | up to 2.1.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- PowerAttendant Standard Edition VendorOMRON SOCIAL SOLUTIONS CO., Ltd. Affected up to 2.1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5397
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wx9r-9hf2-wq9p
References
More OMRON SOCIAL SOLUTIONS CO., Ltd. vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-09007 Vulnerability caused by unquoted file paths of Windows services registered by the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-5397 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-5397 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wx9r-9hf2-wq9p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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