Vulnerability in Yandex Punto Switcher
CVE-2026-25865
Punto Switcher through 4.5.0.583 contains an unquoted search path element vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting the application's call to WinExec without a fully qualified path for RunDll32.exe when invoking shell32.dll Control_RunDLL input.dll. Attackers can place a malicious executable earlier in the search order to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the affected user.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (8.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Yandex Punto Switcher — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- spektion.com/articles/cve-2026-25865-punto-switcher (vendor-advisory)
- yandex.ru/soft/punto (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/punto-switcher-unquoted-search-path-via-winexec (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-25865?
- CVE-2026-25865 is a high-severity vulnerability in Yandex Punto Switcher, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-06-18.
- How severe is CVE-2026-25865?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.