{"id":79370,"date":"2025-09-30T06:59:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T06:59:06","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-21T11:37:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:37:26","slug":"cve-2025-9844-uncontrolled-search-path-element-vulnerability-in-salesforce-cli-on-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9844-uncontrolled-search-path-element-vulnerability-in-salesforce-cli-on-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-9844: Uncontrolled Search Path Element Vulnerability in Salesforce CLI on Windows<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This blog post will provide an in-depth look into the recent CVE-2025-9844 vulnerability. This particular vulnerability is a severe one, as identified by its CVSS severity score of 8.8, and affects the Salesforce CLI on Windows. The vulnerability lies within an uncontrolled search path element, which presents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26210-deepseek-xss-vulnerability-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86683\">potential threats for system<\/a> compromise or data leakage if exploited. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36899-unchecked-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-due-to-debugging-code-in-production-build\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87082\">vulnerability matters due<\/a> to the widespread use of Salesforce CLI among businesses of all sizes. Therefore, understanding the vulnerability, its impact, and mitigation steps is crucial for every organization using Salesforce CLI on Windows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-9844<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49401-critical-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-expresstech-systems-quiz-and-survey-master\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87176\">system compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-721323029\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Salesforce CLI on Windows | versions before 2.106.6<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55998-xss-vulnerability-in-smart-search-filter-shopify-app-1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87969\">vulnerability arises from an uncontrolled search<\/a> path element in Salesforce CLI on Windows. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48581-critical-security-flaw-allowing-local-privilege-escalation-in-mainline-installations\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87126\">allows an attacker with local<\/a> access to replace trusted executables with malicious ones. When the system or user runs the executable, it could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48539-critical-out-of-bounds-read-in-acl-arbiter-cc-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87362\">lead to unauthorized actions such as system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2029851050\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Consider the following example where an attacker replaces a trusted executable with a malicious one. Here, they name the malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59352-critical-vulnerability-in-dragonfly-file-distribution-system-leading-to-potential-remote-code-execution-rce\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90838\">executable similarly to a trusted file:<\/a><\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Attacker machine\n# Create malicious executable\necho &#039;echo &quot;You have been hacked!&quot;&#039; &gt; salesforcecli.exe\n# Transfer the malicious executable to the target machine\nscp salesforcecli.exe user@target:\/usr\/bin\/<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above pseudocode, the attacker creates a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-34195-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-vasion-print-virtual-appliance-host-and-application\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90149\">executable `salesforcecli.exe` that prints<\/a> &#8220;You have been hacked!&#8221; when executed. They then transfer this executable to the target machine, replacing the trusted `salesforcecli.exe`. When a user or system process executes `salesforcecli.exe`, the malicious code runs instead.<br \/>\nPlease note that this is a simplified example. Actual exploits may be more complex and difficult to detect.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steps to Mitigate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To protect your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-10034-d-link-dir-825-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87484\">systems from this vulnerability<\/a>, the best course of action is to apply the vendor patch. Salesforce has released a patch in version 2.106.6 of the Salesforce CLI on Windows. If applying the patch is not immediately possible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. It&#8217;s crucial to regularly update and patch your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-57151-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-phpgurukul-complaint-management-system-2-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87784\">systems to prevent such vulnerabilities<\/a> from being exploited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This blog post will provide an in-depth look into the recent CVE-2025-9844 vulnerability. This particular vulnerability is a severe one, as identified by its CVSS severity score of 8.8, and affects the Salesforce CLI on Windows. 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