CVE-2026-7169

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Description

a vulnerability involving an unchecked search path element in Evope Collector, versions prior to 1.1.7.13, allows a local attacker without privileges to load a malicious DLL by placing a ‘wtsapi32.dll’ file in the ‘C:\ProgramData\Evope\’ directory. The ‘Evope.Service.exe’ component, which runs with ‘NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM’ privileges, loads this DLL without properly verifying its integrity or origin. Successful exploitation could allow code execution with SYSTEM privileges and result in local privilege escalation.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): INCIBE
CVSS severity: HIGH
CVSS score: 7.5 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Effective score: 7.5 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
CWE(s): —
Reserved: 2026-04-27
Published: 2026-09-24 10:59 UTC
Last updated: 2026-09-24 12:11 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/7xxx/CVE-2026-7169.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2026-7169 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Evope Collector

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NVD published: 2026-09-24 12:17:12 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-09-24 14:45:22 UTC

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EUVD ID: EUVD-2026-85848

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Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
Evope Collector	Evope Collector	`1.1.6.9.0` (affected)	—

Vendor references (1)

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https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/uncontrolled-search-path-element-evope-collector patch

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NVD-tagged references (1)

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https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/uncontrolled-search-path-element-evope-collector cve-coordination@incibe.es

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The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-7169.json.

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