CVE-2026-54000 PUBLISHED

osquery: Heap buffer overflow in `getProcessCurrentDirectory()` via `processes` table (Windows)

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 11.06.2026 Published: 10.07.2026 Updated: 10.07.2026

osquery is a SQL powered operating system instrumentation, monitoring, and analytics framework. Prior to 5.23.1, on Windows, a local unprivileged attacker can cause a heap buffer out-of-bounds write if there is a query of the processes table targeting a maliciously crafted process, due to unchecked PEB string lengths in process command-line and current-directory reads. If exploited successfully, this could allow a potential local privilege escalation from standard user to SYSTEM. This issue is fixed in version 5.23.1.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 7

Product Status

Vendor osquery
Product osquery
Versions
  • Version < 5.23.1 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow CWE