CVE-2025-5480 HIGH

CVE-2025-5480: Action1 Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor Action1
Product Action1
Weakness CWE-427
Published June 6, 2025
Last update June 9, 2025

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Action1 Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Action1. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of OpenSSL. The product loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-26767.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 6, 2025 CVE published
June 9, 2025 Record updated