CVE-2025-26169

Published May 7, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
IXON VPN Client before 1.4.4 on Windows allows Local Privilege Escalation to SYSTEM because there is code execution from a configuration file that can be controlled by a low-privileged user. There is a race condition in which a temporary configuration file, in a world-writable directory, can be overwritten.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-13928 IXON VPN Client before 1.4.4 on Windows allows Local Privilege Escalation to SYSTEM because there is code execution from a configuration file that can be controlled by a low-privileged user. There is a race condition in which a temporary configuration file, in a world-writable directory, can be overwritten.
History
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00019}

epss

{'score': 0.0002}

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description IXON VPN Client before 1.4.4 on Windows allows Local Privilege Escalation to SYSTEM because there is code execution from a configuration file that can be controlled by a low-privileged user. There is a race condition in which a temporary configuration file, in a world-writable directory, can be overwritten.
Weaknesses CWE-732
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-732

    Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
May 7, 2025, 8:15 PM
Reserved
Feb 7, 2025, 12:00 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
May 7, 2025, 7:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:01 AM