CVE-2025-4952 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Tampering of the registry entries might have led to preventing the ESET security products from starting correctly on the next system startup or to unauthorized changes in the product's configuration.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.eset.com/en/ca8853-eset-customer-advisory-denial-of-service-vulnerability-in-eset-security-products-for-windows-fixed

History

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 12:45:00 +0000

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Description		Tampering of the registry entries might have led to preventing the ESET security products from starting correctly on the next system startup or to unauthorized changes in the product's configuration.
Title		Denial-of-service vulnerability in ESET security products for Windows
Weaknesses		CWE-732
References		https://support.eset.com/en/ca8853-eset-customer-advisory-denial-of-service-vulnerability-in-eset-security-products-for-windows-fixed
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ESET

Published: 2025-10-31T12:28:15.267Z

Updated: 2025-10-31T14:18:16.911Z

Reserved: 2025-05-19T10:36:38.958Z

Link: CVE-2025-4952

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-31T14:18:13.324Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-10-31T13:15:34.173

Modified: 2025-10-31T13:15:34.173

Link: CVE-2025-4952

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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