CVE-2025-41686
Aug. 12, 2025, 2:25 p.m.
7.8
High
Description
A low-privileged local attacker can exploit improper permissions on nssm.exe to escalate their privileges and gain administrative access.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Nssm |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-306
Missing Authentication for Critical Function
The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | nssm | nssm | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: LOCAL
- Attack Complexity: LOW
- Privileges Required: LOW
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
- Integrity Impact: HIGH
- Availability Impact: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
Published: Aug. 12, 2025, 8:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Aug. 12, 2025, 2:25 p.m.
Last Modified: Aug. 12, 2025, 2:25 p.m.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
More infoSource
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