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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-25268 · published 8 January 2026

CVE-2019-25268: Uncontrolled search path element vulnerability

NREL BEopt 2.8.0.0 contains a DLL hijacking vulnerability that allows attackers to load arbitrary libraries by tricking users into opening application files from remote shares. Attackers can exploit insecure library loading of sdl2.dll and libegl.dll by placing malicious libraries on WebDAV or SMB shares to execute unauthorized code.

8.6 CVSS 4.0 High EPSS 0.42% · top 66.0% CWE-427 · Uncontrolled search path element Deferred
8.6CVSS 4.0 base score
0.42%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
0Affected product versions listed by NVD
5References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

NREL BEopt 2.8.0.0 contains a DLL hijacking vulnerability that allows attackers to load arbitrary libraries by tricking users into opening application files from remote shares. Attackers can exploit insecure library loading of sdl2.dll and libegl.dll by placing malicious libraries on WebDAV or SMB shares to execute unauthorized code.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

References

LinkTags
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2019030108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158065
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152043
https://web.archive.org/web/20190915095657/https://beopt.nrel.gov/
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2019-5513.php

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-25268), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.