Vulnerability details
CVE-2025-0543
G DATA CyberDefense G DATA Security Client
G DATA Security Client Local privilege escalation
CVSS 4.0
8.5High
Official description
Local privilege escalation in G DATA Security Client due to incorrect assignment of privileges to directories. This vulnerability allows a local, unprivileged attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations by placing an arbitrary executable in a globally writable directory resulting in execution by the SetupSVC.exe service in the context of SYSTEM.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5High | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (cirosec) | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 7.8High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (cirosec) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G DATA CyberDefense AG | G DATA Security Client | v < 15.8.333 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
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Details
- Published
- 2025-01-25
- Last updated
- 2025-02-05
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- cirosec
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.14%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
3.9%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions