PT-2026-2005 · Discord · Eclient

T. Doğa Gelişli · Published 2026-01-09 · Updated 2026-04-09 · CVE-2026-0776

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Discord Client (affected versions not specified)

Description A local privilege escalation issue exists in Discord Client due to an uncontrolled search path element within the discord rpc module. This allows a local attacker who has already obtained low-privileged code execution to escalate their privileges and potentially execute arbitrary code within the context of a target user. The flaw involves the product loading a file from an unsecured location.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-0776

ZDI-26-040

Affected Products

Eclient

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0776 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-040 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/DFIR_Radar/status/2041924669712871578 · Twitter Post
• https://reddit.com/r/SecOpsDaily/comments/1sgs9e3/nodejs_trust_falls_dangerous_module_resolution_on · Reddit Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2014576946634752485 · Twitter Post