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.
CVE-2026-25865
Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-18. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 7.8(high)
- EPSS
- 4.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 18, 2026
Last Modified
June 23, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Jun 18, 2026Punto Switcher 4.5.0.583 Unquoted Search Path via WinExec | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/punto-switcher-unquoted-search-path-via-winexecPunto Switcher Unquoted Path Vulnerability (CVE-2026-25865)
https://spektion.com/articles/cve-2026-25865-punto-switcherVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-25865(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 35× in last 7d / 89× in last 30d)
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- 2026-06-18 21:22 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked
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