CVE-2025-10214

Severity CVSS v4.0:

HIGH

Type:

CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Publication date:

10/09/2025

Last modified:

11/09/2025

Description

DLL search path hijacking vulnerability in the UPDF.exe executable for Windows version 1.8.5.0 allows attackers with local access to execute arbitrary code by placing a FREngine.dll file of their choice in the &#39;C:\Users\\AppData\Local\UPDF\FREngine\Bin64\&#39; directory, which could lead to arbitrary code execution and persistence.

Impact

Vector 4.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS v4.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.00 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Attack Requirements (AT): None
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Passsive
Confidentiality (VC): High
Integrity (VI): High
Availability (VA): High
Confidentiality (SC): None
Integrity (SI): None
Availability (SA): None

Base Score 4.0

7.00

Severity 4.0

HIGH

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/multiple-vulnerabilities-updf