---
id: CVE-2026-7169
title: >-
  a vulnerability involving an unchecked search path element in Evope Collector,
  versions prior to 1.1.7.13, allows a local attacker without privileges to load
  a malicious DLL by placing a ‘wtsapi32.dll’ file in the
  ‘C:\ProgramData\Evope\’…
summary: >-
  a vulnerability involving an unchecked search path element in Evope Collector,
  versions prior to 1.1.7.13, allows a local attacker without privileges to load
  a malicious DLL by placing a ‘wtsapi32.dll’ file in the
  ‘C:\ProgramData\Evope\’…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'
vendor: Evope Collector
product: Evope Collector
affected:
  - evope_collector 1.1.6.9.0
published: '2026-09-24'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T14:45:22.827'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7169'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/uncontrolled-search-path-element-evope-collector
    label: cve-coordination@incibe.es
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-24T12:05:07.092305Z'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-09-24T11:42:06.846Z'
---

## Overview

a vulnerability involving an unchecked search path element in Evope Collector, versions prior to 1.1.7.13, allows a local attacker without privileges to load a malicious DLL by placing a ‘wtsapi32.dll’ file in the ‘C:\ProgramData\Evope\’ directory. The ‘Evope.Service.exe’ component, which runs with ‘NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM’ privileges, loads this DLL without properly verifying its integrity or origin. Successful exploitation could allow code execution with SYSTEM privileges and result in local privilege escalation.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.