{"id":"CVE-2026-107090","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-107090"],"related":[],"title":"Maltego Windows Installer 4.13.0: local user can execute arbitrary code","description":"An issue in Maltego Technologies GmbH Maltego Windows Installer 4.13.0 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the Maltego Windows installer executable-resolution logic","summary":"The Maltego Windows Installer 4.13.0 resolves an executable in a way that lets a local attacker run arbitrary code. The sources do not give the exact resolution flaw or whether it escalates privileges.","severity":"unknown","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["maltego","package","windows"],"not_affected_if":["other-maltego-versions"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed Maltego version under Help or Add/Remove Programs; unknown if the sources give a registry key or file path.","fix":"- Move to a Maltego release newer than `4.13.0`; the sources do not name the fixed version.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-26T16:17:10+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T16:31:01+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-26T16:33:12+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-26T16:33:12+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.5,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-26T16:33:12Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Move to a Maltego release newer than `4.13.0`; the sources do not name the fixed version.","reach":"local","title":"Maltego Windows Installer 4.13.0: local user can execute arbitrary code","impact":"high","summary":"The Maltego Windows Installer 4.13.0 resolves an executable in a way that lets a local attacker run arbitrary code. The sources do not give the exact resolution flaw or whether it escalates privileges.","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["windows","maltego"],"confidence":0.5,"needs_auth":"unknown","worst_case":"local attacker runs arbitrary code on the Windows machine","analyst_note":"Check the NVD entry and Maltego's vendor advisory for the fixed version, the exact executable-resolution flaw, and whether a standard user can trigger it.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed Maltego version under Help or Add/Remove Programs; unknown if the sources give a registry key or file path.","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["other-maltego-versions"],"who_is_affected":"Machines where Maltego Windows Installer version 4.13.0 was run by a local user. The sources do not say whether a standard user can exploit it or only an administrator, and they do not describe the default install path. Remote attackers are not described as able to trigger it.","user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"unknown"},"cost_usd":0.000579,"input_tokens":3289,"output_tokens":501,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-107090':13A,16A '-2026':12A,15A '4.13.0':4A,24B,62C 'allow':63C 'arbitrari':9A,37B,69C 'attack':35B,66C 'code':10A,38B,70C 'cve':11A,14A 'escal':51B 'exact':45B 'execut':8A,27B,68C,77C 'executable-resolut':76C 'flaw':47B 'give':43B 'gmbh':58C 'instal':3A,23B,61C,75C 'issu':54C 'let':32B 'local':5A,34B,65C 'logic':79C 'maltego':1A,17B,21B,56C,59C,73C 'packag':18B 'privileg':52B 'resolut':46B,78C 'resolv':25B 'run':36B 'sourc':40B 'technolog':57C 'user':6A 'via':71C 'way':30B 'whether':49B 'window':2A,19B,22B,60C,74C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Machines where Maltego Windows Installer version 4.13.0 was run by a local user. The sources do not say whether a standard user can exploit it or only an administrator, and they do not describe the default install path. Remote attackers are not described as able to trigger it.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-26T16:17:10+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-107090","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107090","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-26T16:17:10+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-26T16:17:10+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T16:31:01+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-26T16:31:01+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}