CVE-2025-0543 HIGH

CVE-2025-0543: G DATA Security Client Local privilege escalation

Vendor G Data Cyberdefense Ag
Product G DATA Security Client
Weakness CWE-276
Published January 25, 2025
Last update February 5, 2025

CVSS base score

8.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 25, 2025 CVE published
February 5, 2025 Record updated