Uncontrolled Search Path Element Affecting DFIR-ORC/dfir-orc package, versions [,10.3.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-DFIRORCDFIRORC-17660988
  • published28 Jun 2026
  • disclosed18 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 18 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-11958  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-427  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade DFIR-ORC/dfir-orc to version 10.3.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Search Path Element via the DLL loading process. An attacker can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a shared temporary directory that is loaded when the application runs with administrative rights.

Workaround

This vulnerability can be mitigated by not executing the application from a directory with overly permissive permissions and, for versions prior to 10.2.8, by not running as System unless the temporary directory is set to a location with appropriate permissions.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1