Local privilege escalation via openssl.cnf search path
Published May 7, 2026 · Updated May 7, 2026
Privilege escalation in ZTE ZXCLOUD iRAI Client V7.2X allows local users to execute arbitrary code through an openssl.cnf search-path flaw. The client resolves openssl.cnf through a search path containing an attacker-controllable element and then consumes the substituted configuration. Exploitation requires low privileges, physical proximity, high-complexity conditions, and user interaction; successful code runs with elevated privileges.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in ZTE ZXCLOUD iRAI Client V7.2X allows local users to execute arbitrary code through an openssl.cnf search-path flaw. The client resolves openssl.cnf through a search path containing an attacker-controllable element and then consumes the substituted configuration. Exploitation requires low privileges, physical proximity, high-complexity conditions, and user interaction; successful code runs with elevated privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-40004
- Published
- May 7, 2026
- Updated
- May 7, 2026
- Vendor
- ZTE Corporation
- Product
- ZXCLOUD iRAI
- Classifications
- CWE-427, T1574
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- May 7, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 7, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=ZXCLOUD-iRAI-ClientV7.2X
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