CVE-2025-41686 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A low-privileged local attacker can exploit improper permissions on nssm.exe to escalate their privileges and gain administrative access.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00015.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2025-24230	A low-privileged local attacker can exploit improper permissions on nssm.exe to escalate their privileges and gain administrative access.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://certvde.com/de/advisories/VDE-2025-063

History

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A low-privileged local attacker can exploit improper permissions on nssm.exe to escalate their privileges and gain administrative access.
Title		Improper File Permissions Allow Local Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses		CWE-306
References		https://certvde.com/de/advisories/VDE-2025-063
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CERTVDE

Published: 2025-08-12T07:37:01.370Z

Updated: 2025-08-12T18:03:02.285Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T11:17:48.309Z

Link: CVE-2025-41686

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-12T18:02:42.501Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-12T08:15:26.400

Modified: 2025-08-12T14:25:33.177

Link: CVE-2025-41686

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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