# CVE-2026-5789

> Vulnerability · severity: **HIGH** (CVSS 7.8).

## Description

Vulnerability related to an unquoted search path in CivetWeb v1.16. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by placing a malicious executable in a directory that is scanned before the intended application path (C:\Program Files\CivetWeb\CivetWeb.exe --), due to the absence of quotes in the service configuration.

## Key facts

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-5789
- **Published:** 2026-04-21
- **CVSS severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS base score:** 7.8
- **CWE codes:** CWE-428

## Affected products

- `civetweb_project:civetweb`

## Primary sources

- NIST NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5789

## Citation

> AI Analytics. CVE-2026-5789. Retrieved 2026-07-15 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cve/CVE-2026-5789. Derived from NIST NVD. Licensed CC0.

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