Path traversal in Newell Brands DYMO ID lets attackers run code
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Newell Brands DYMO ID from 1.5.1.71 before 1.6.0 resolves its plugin Modules directory relative to the process working directory. This exposes a resource to the wrong sphere (CWE-668), so a file location the attacker controls can be treated as trusted. A local attacker with low privileges can get code execution at the victim's privilege level if the victim clicks a job file the attacker placed alongside malicious modules or a DLL.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Newell Brands DYMO ID 1.5.1.71 resolves its plugin Modules directory relative to the process working directory. An attacker could store a job file alongside malicious modules / DLL that sets the process working directory to the job file's folder when a victim clicks on the file, resulting in code execution at the victim's privilege level. Fixed in 1.6.0.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newell Brands | DYMO ID | 1.5.1.71 to before 1.6.0 | 1.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- DYMO ID VendorNewell Brands Affected 1.5.1.71 to before 1.6.0 Fixed in 1.6.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Upgrade Newell Brands DYMO ID to version 1.6.0, the fixed version for this flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA DYMO ID (Newell Brands) Fixed in 1.6.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Newell Brands DYMO ID 1.6.0
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-68265 XML external entity flaw in Newell Brands DYMO ID file parsingPriority LOW 22
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-102262
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-gmvp-63rm-744w
- 2026-10-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-11 CISA SSVC decision points changed
More Newell Brands vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-53653 Newell Brands DYMO Connect Desktop improper file path validation CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2026-68265 XML external entity flaw in Newell Brands DYMO ID file parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-102262 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-102262 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gmvp-63rm-744w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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