CVE-2026-42171

· NIST NVD ↗

NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) 3.06.1 before 3.12 sometimes uses the Low IL temp directory when executing as SYSTEM, allowing local attackers to gain privileges (if they can cause my_GetTempFileName to return 0, as shown in the references).

HIGH
CVSS severity
7.8
CVSS base score
2026-04-24
Published

CWE codes

CWE-427

Sources