Discord Client Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Discord Client. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the discord_rpc module. The product loads a file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of a target user. Was ZDI-CAN-27057.
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Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Discord
Discord discord
Vendors & Products Discord
Discord discord

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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Description Discord Client Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Discord Client. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the discord_rpc module. The product loads a file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of a target user. Was ZDI-CAN-27057.
Title Discord Client Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-427
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-23T19:15:53.151Z

Reserved: 2026-01-08T22:50:50.092Z

Link: CVE-2026-0776

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-23T19:15:49.089Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-23T04:16:04.933

Modified: 2026-01-23T04:16:04.933

Link: CVE-2026-0776

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-23T10:26:53Z

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