Salesforce CLI prior 2.106.6 on Windows uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Salesforce CLI on Windows. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-9844. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Salesforce CLI on Windows. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in Salesforce Salesforce CLI on Windows allows Replace Trusted Executable.This issue affects Salesforce CLI: before 2.106.6.

The weakness was disclosed by Crispr Xiang. The advisory is shared for download at help.salesforce.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-9844 since 09/02/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.

Upgrading to version 2.106.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-30890). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CLI 2.106.6

Timelineinfo

09/02/2025 CVE reserved
09/23/2025 +21 days Advisory disclosed
09/23/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/24/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: help.salesforce.com
Researcher: Crispr Xiang
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-9844 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-9844
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-325632
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2025 17:08
Updated: 09/24/2025 08:32
Changes: 09/23/2025 17:08 (55), 09/24/2025 08:32 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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