CVE-2025-4660 HIGH

CVE-2025-4660: Remote Code Execution in Windows Secure Connector/ HPS Inspection Engine via Insecure Named Pipe Access

Vendor Forescout
Product SecureConnector
Weakness CWE-276
Published May 13, 2025
Last update August 21, 2025
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CVSS base score

8.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Windows agent component of SecureConnector due to improper access controls on a named pipe. The pipe is accessible to the Everyone group and does not restrict remote connections, allowing any network-based attacker to connect without authentication. By interacting with this pipe, an attacker can redirect the agent to communicate with a rogue server that can issue commands via the SecureConnector Agent.  This does not impact Linux or OSX Secure Connector.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 13, 2025 CVE published
August 21, 2025 Record updated