CVE-2025-8614 HIGH

CVE-2025-8614: NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor Nomachine
Product NoMachine
Weakness CWE-427
Published September 2, 2025
Last update September 2, 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

NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. 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 the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-26766.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 2, 2025 CVE published
September 2, 2025 Record updated