Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-0776

Title: Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Discord Client

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2026-0776

CWE Category CWE-427

Published Date Jan 23, 2026

Modified Date Apr 15, 2026

Exploit Status Available

Score 7.3 CVSS v3.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.36%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-0776: 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.

Impacted Vendors

Analysis in Progress...

Reference Links

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-040/

CVSS v3.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

7.3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

REQUIRED

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

UNCHANGED

RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2026-0776 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

GitHub https://github.com/0x18F/CVE-2026-0776

View Code

April 15, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

January 26, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

January 23, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL

Complexity LOW

Privileges N/A

Interaction REQUIRED

CVSS Vector String


                                    CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.