Local privilege escalation via untrusted OpenSSL configuration

published 2026-11-09 2d ago modified 2026-11-09 2d ago also EUVD-2026-120463

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.1%; EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 2%
public exploits: 0; none known

The OpenSSL library bundled with the Illumio VEN for Windows is affected by an uncontrolled search path vulnerability. A low-privileged, authenticated local attacker could potentially leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Illumio Core Ven 26.2.20

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Exploit prediction

0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Illumio Core Ven

Classification

Weakness

CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

product-docs-repo.illumio.com /Tech-Docs/Security+Advisories/out/en/security-advisories/untrusted-openssl-configuration-load-in-the-windows-
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-114032

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