SYSTEM code execution via unquoted service path
Published Apr 28, 2026 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Unquoted service path handling in AVACAST 5.10.10.43 and earlier allows local users with administrative privileges to execute code as SYSTEM. The Windows service configuration leaves its executable path unquoted, so service startup can resolve and run an attacker-placed executable from a higher-level directory. Administrative file-placement access is required, and execution occurs only when the AVACAST service starts, granting system privileges.
Summary
What happened
Unquoted service path handling in AVACAST 5.10.10.43 and earlier allows local users with administrative privileges to execute code as SYSTEM. The Windows service configuration leaves its executable path unquoted, so service startup can resolve and run an attacker-placed executable from a higher-level directory. Administrative file-placement access is required, and execution occurs only when the AVACAST service starts, granting system privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-7280
- Published
- Apr 28, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- eMPIA Technology Corp.
- Product
- AVACAST
- Classifications
- CWE-428, CAPEC-233, T1574.009
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 28, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=5.10.10.43
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