STIGQter is an open-source reimplementation of DISA's STIG Viewer. From 0.1.2 to before 1.2.7, an attacker can achieve local code execution (LCE) with the privileges of the user running STIGQter. This requires user interaction: the victim must open the malicious .stigqter file and explicitly run the "Export HTML" action. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.7.
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| Description | STIGQter is an open-source reimplementation of DISA's STIG Viewer. From 0.1.2 to before 1.2.7, an attacker can achieve local code execution (LCE) with the privileges of the user running STIGQter. This requires user interaction: the victim must open the malicious .stigqter file and explicitly run the "Export HTML" action. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.7. | |
| Title | STIGQter: Arbitrary File Write leading to Local Code Execution via Export HTML | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-22 CWE-73 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-05-14T15:05:21.339Z
Reserved: 2026-04-30T18:49:06.711Z
Link: CVE-2026-42881
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-14T15:16:46.887
Modified: 2026-05-14T15:16:46.887
Link: CVE-2026-42881
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Updated: 2026-05-14T16:30:24Z