CVE-2026-5055 PUBLISHED

NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Assigner: zdi
Reserved: 27.03.2026 Published: 11.04.2026 Updated: 11.04.2026

NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the NoMachine Device Server. The product loads a library from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-28494.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 7.8

Product Status

Vendor NoMachine
Product NoMachine
Versions Default: unknown
  • Version 9.2.18_1 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element CWE