CVE-2026-28700 Privilege escalation in EquiTriton
An uncontrolled search path in EquiTriton allows local attackers to escalate privileges via a low-complexity attack requiring passive user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-28700?
CVE-2026-28700 is a medium-severity vulnerability in EquiTriton, published on 11 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Uncontrolled search path for some EquiTriton before version f5ddbb5 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires passive user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-28700?
How do I fix CVE-2026-28700?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-28700 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-28700 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28700 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p3gx-4p9x-cpjg.