Local privilege escalation via unquoted service path
Published Feb 4, 2026 · Updated Feb 4, 2026
Unquoted service path in ALPS Pointing-device Driver 8.1202.1711.04 allows local users to execute code with SYSTEM privileges. The ApHidMonitorService registers C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\HidMonitorSvc.exe without quotation marks, so Windows can launch an attacker-placed executable from an earlier path segment. A local low-privileged user needs write access to that segment; the payload runs when the automatic LocalSystem service restarts or Windows reboots.
Summary
What happened
Unquoted service path in ALPS Pointing-device Driver 8.1202.1711.04 allows local users to execute code with SYSTEM privileges. The ApHidMonitorService registers C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\HidMonitorSvc.exe without quotation marks, so Windows can launch an attacker-placed executable from an earlier path segment. A local low-privileged user needs write access to that segment; the payload runs when the automatic LocalSystem service restarts or Windows reboots.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2019-25285
- Published
- Feb 4, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 4, 2026
- Vendor
- ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
- Product
- ALPS Pointing-device Driver
- Classifications
- CWE-428, T1574.009
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=8.1202.1711.04
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Public exploit references
- ALPS ApHidMonitorService unquoted service path proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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