diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cmd.go b/pkg/cmd/cmd.go
index 9dba3ce1..5cdfcb66 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
@@ -173,21 +174,37 @@ func NewDefaultPluginHandler(validPrefixes []string) *DefaultPluginHandler {
 func (h *DefaultPluginHandler) Lookup(filename string) (string, bool) {
 	for _, prefix := range h.ValidPrefixes {
 		path, err := exec.LookPath(fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", prefix, filename))
-		if err != nil || len(path) == 0 {
+		if shouldSkipOnLookPathErr(err) || len(path) == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
 		return path, true
 	}
-
 	return "", false
 }
 
+func Command(name string, arg ...string) *exec.Cmd {
+	cmd := &exec.Cmd{
+		Path: name,
+		Args: append([]string{name}, arg...),
+	}
+	if filepath.Base(name) == name {
+		lp, err := exec.LookPath(name)
+		if lp != "" && !shouldSkipOnLookPathErr(err) {
+			// Update cmd.Path even if err is non-nil.
+			// If err is ErrDot (especially on Windows), lp may include a resolved
+			// extension (like .exe or .bat) that should be preserved.
+			cmd.Path = lp
+		}
+	}
+	return cmd
+}
+
 // Execute implements PluginHandler
 func (h *DefaultPluginHandler) Execute(executablePath string, cmdArgs, environment []string) error {
 
 	// Windows does not support exec syscall.
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		cmd := exec.Command(executablePath, cmdArgs...)
+		cmd := Command(executablePath, cmdArgs...)
 		cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 		cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/skiplookerr_go118.go b/pkg/cmd/skiplookerr_go118.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..acde1312
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/skiplookerr_go118.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//go:build !go1.19
+// +build !go1.19
+
+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package cmd
+
+func shouldSkipOnLookPathErr(err error) bool {
+	return err != nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/skiplookerr_go119.go b/pkg/cmd/skiplookerr_go119.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f24c5646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/skiplookerr_go119.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//go:build go1.19
+// +build go1.19
+
+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"os/exec"
+)
+
+func shouldSkipOnLookPathErr(err error) bool {
+	return err != nil && !errors.Is(err, exec.ErrDot)
+}