CVE-2026-5397 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability Related to an Uncontrolled Search Path Element in a UPS Management Application

Assigner: OMRON
Reserved: 02.04.2026 Published: 15.04.2026 Updated: 15.04.2026

It has been identified that a vulnerability (CWE-427) exists in the UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) management application, whereby improper permissions on the installation directory allow a malicious actor to place a DLL that is then executed with administrator privileges.

If a malicious DLL is placed in the installation directory of this product, there is a possibility that the malicious DLL may be executed by exploiting the product’s behavior of loading missing DLLs from the same directory as the executable during service startup.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 7.8

Product Status

Vendor OMRON SOCIAL SOLUTIONS CO., Ltd.
Product PowerAttendant Standard Edition
Versions Default: unaffected
  • Version 2.1.2 or lower is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element CWE

Impacts

  • CAPEC-471 Search Order Hijacking