CVE-2025-0712

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Publication date:

30/07/2025

Last modified:

31/07/2025

Description

An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability can lead to local privilege Escalation (LPE) via Insecure Directory Permissions. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of directory permissions. An attacker with local access may exploit this flaw to move and delete arbitrary files, potentially gaining SYSTEM privileges.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.00 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x

7.00

Severity 3.x

HIGH

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beats-windows-installer-9-1-0-security-update-esa-2025-12/380558