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The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.

What the weakness is: CWE-427 at MITRE

Related attack patterns (CAPEC): 2
  • CAPEC-38 Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
  • CAPEC-471 Search Order Hijacking Severity: Medium

The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to CWE-427, as MITRE names them. Credits.

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