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CVE-2026-9128

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Description

A code execution security issue exists within Studio 5000 Logix Designer® due to an unquoted search path in the External Tools configuration. The executable paths specified in the external tools configuration file are not properly quoted, and because these paths contain spaces, the operating system may resolve them to unintended executables placed earlier in the search order. If exploited, an attacker could plant a malicious executable in a location within the search path, resulting in arbitrary code execution with the same permissions of the user running the application.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.3 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-14 16:17:05.487000
Last modified
2026-10-24 21:10:00.130000
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  "published": "2026-07-14T16:17:05.487",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-24T21:10:00.130",
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    },
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      "value": "Existe un problema de seguridad de ejecución de código dentro de Studio 5000 Logix Designer® debido a una ruta de búsqueda sin comillas en la configuración de Herramientas Externas. Las rutas de los ejecutables especificadas en el archivo de configuración de herramientas externas no están correctamente entrecomilladas, y debido a que estas rutas contienen espacios, el sistema operativo puede resolverlas a ejecutables no deseados colocados antes en el orden de búsqueda. Si se explota, un atacante podría colocar un ejecutable malicioso en una ubicación dentro de la ruta de búsqueda, lo que resultaría en ejecución de código arbitrario con los mismos permisos del usuario que ejecuta la aplicación."
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