CVE-2025-9844Network attack vector

SYSTEM code execution via unqualified cmd.exe lookup

Published Sep 23, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Uncontrolled search path handling in Salesforce CLI before 2.106.6 on Windows allows attackers to execute code through its installer. The installer invokes cmd.exe without a trusted absolute path, allowing a malicious executable in its local directory to run instead. Exploitation requires execution of an installer obtained from an untrusted source, and the substituted executable can gain SYSTEM-level access.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Uncontrolled search path handling in Salesforce CLI before 2.106.6 on Windows allows attackers to execute code through its installer. The installer invokes cmd.exe without a trusted absolute path, allowing a malicious executable in its local directory to run instead. Exploitation requires execution of an installer obtained from an untrusted source, and the substituted executable can gain SYSTEM-level access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-9844
Published
Sep 23, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Salesforce
Product
Salesforce CLI
Classifications
CWE-427, CAPEC-558, T1574.008
Attack vector
network
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 23, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2.106.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Salesforce · Salesforce CLIversion=0 <2.106.6

Published CVSS scores

8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CAPEC-558Replace Trusted Executable
T1574.008Path Interception by Search Order Hijacking

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