---
id: "CVE-2026-118450"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118450"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118450"]
title: "Venere: unsigned components load from user-writable install locations"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.9
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["other", "venere", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["installed-in-program-files"]
published_at: "2026-11-09T12:16:36+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-09T12:26:23+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-09T12:27:24+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118450", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-09T12:26:23+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Venere: unsigned components load from user-writable install locations

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118450 (this .md is for agents)

Venere, when installed outside Program Files, loads and registers unsigned components from folders an unprivileged user can write to. A local user could plant a component there that the application then runs or registers.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Timeline

- 2026-11-09T12:26:23+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118450

## From the sources

Venere is installed outside Program Files and loads/registers unsigned components from locations where an unprivileged user may create files.

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