eMPIA Technology｜AVACAST - Unquoted Service Path
Priority LOW 37CWE-428Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-428.
Summary
AVACAST developed by eMPIA Technology has a Unquoted Service Path vulnerability, allowing privileged local attackers to place a malicious executable file in a specific directory, resulting in arbitrary code execution with system privileges when the AVACAST service starts.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00119 1st 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eMPIA Technology | AVACAST | up to 5.10.10.43 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- AVACAST VendoreMPIA Technology Affected up to 5.10.10.43 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-7280
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pp9h-67gh-9whh
References
More eMPIA Technology vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-06388 eMPIA Technology｜AVACAST - DLL Hijacking CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-7280 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-7280 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pp9h-67gh-9whh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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