{"answers":{"affected":"3 open source packages ship an affected version, including libpython, python and python-min. It affects 3 products.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26488 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade libpython to a fixed version for your release line: 3.7.13, 3.10.3, 3.8.13 or 3.9.11.","what":"CVE-2022-26488 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, published on 7 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2022-26488 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2022-26488 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, published on 7 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26488 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- libpython (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 3.7.13, 3.10.3, 3.8.13, 3.9.11\n- python (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 3.7.13, 3.10.3, 3.8.13, 3.9.11\n- python-min (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 3.7.13, 3.10.3, 3.8.13, 3.9.11\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26488/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26488/index.md)","id":"CVE-2022-26488","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26488/index.md","name":"CVE-2022-26488","record":{"aliases":["BIT-libpython-2022-26488","BIT-python-2022-26488","BIT-python-min-2022-26488","GHSA-3f7p-x3g9-9grh"],"analysis":{"component_type":"library","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["privilege_escalation","code_execution"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":true,"product_category":"Python interpreter","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Local attackers can hijack the system search path to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges if Python is installed for all users with PATH enabled.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"mitre","cpe":[{"product":"active_iq_unified_manager","vendor":"netapp"},{"product":"ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility","vendor":"netapp"},{"product":"python","vendor":"python"}],"cvss":{"score":7,"severity":"high","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-426","name":"Untrusted Search Path"}],"description":"In Python before 3.10.3 on Windows, local users can gain privileges because the search path is inadequately secured. The installer may allow a local attacker to add user-writable directories to the system search path. To exploit, an administrator must have installed Python for all users and enabled PATH entries. A non-administrative user can trigger a repair that incorrectly adds user-writable paths into PATH, enabling search-path hijacking of other users and system services. This affects Python (CPython) through 3.7.12, 3.8.x through 3.8.12, 3.9.x through 3.9.10, and 3.10.x through 3.10.2.","ecosystems":["Bitnami"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":"2023-04-27","github_poc":1,"max_poc_stars":0,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[{"date":"2023-04-27T04:30:29Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/techspence/PyPATHPwner","stars":0,"title":"POC Exploit for CVE-2022-26488 - Python for Windows (CPython) escalation of privilege vulnerability, discovered by the Lockheed Martin Red Team."}],"tier":"poc_unverified"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"Privilege escalation in n/a","id":"CVE-2022-26488","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","product":"netapp:active_iq_unified_manager","products":["netapp:active_iq_unified_manager","netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility","python:python"],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2022"},"n_packages":3,"n_references":2,"next":{"headline":"Memory corruption in n/a","id":"CVE-2022-26490"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","fixed":["3.7.13","3.10.3","3.8.13","3.9.11"],"introduced":["0","3.10.0","3.8.0","3.9.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"libpython","purl":"pkg:bitnami/libpython","source":"BIT-libpython-2022-26488"},{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","fixed":["3.7.13","3.10.3","3.8.13","3.9.11"],"introduced":["0","3.10.0","3.8.0","3.9.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"python","purl":"pkg:bitnami/python","source":"BIT-python-2022-26488"},{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","fixed":["3.7.13","3.10.3","3.8.13","3.9.11"],"introduced":["0","3.10.0","3.8.0","3.9.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"python-min","purl":"pkg:bitnami/python-min","source":"BIT-python-min-2022-26488"}],"prev":{"headline":"Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free","id":"CVE-2022-26486"},"products":["n/a"],"published":"2022-03-07","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Spring Security authorization rules can be bypassed via forward or include dispatcher types","id":"CVE-2022-31692","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-10-31"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Use after free in systemd-resolved","id":"CVE-2022-2526","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-09-09"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Authorization bypass in Spring Security","id":"CVE-2022-22978","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-05-19"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Code injection in Node","id":"CVE-2021-22931","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-08-16"},{"cvss_score":9,"headline":"Code injection in Java","id":"CVE-2018-2938","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2018-07-18"},{"cvss_score":8.3,"headline":"Code injection in Java","id":"CVE-2018-2941","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2018-07-18"},{"cvss_score":8.3,"headline":"Code injection in Java","id":"CVE-2018-2942","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2018-07-18"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"Apache-2.0","name":"Bitnami","prefix":"BIT"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"},{"class":"open","licence":"CC0","name":"PoC-in-GitHub"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-10-14","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":"Local attackers can hijack the system search path to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges if Python is installed for all users with PATH enabled.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26488/"}