Local privilege escalation via writable application executable
Published Feb 12, 2026 · Updated Feb 12, 2026
Insecure file permissions in Wondershare MobileGo 8.5.0 allow local users to gain administrative execution by replacing MobileGo.exe. The installer grants Everyone full control over executables in the application directory, so a low-privileged user can rename the legitimate binary and place a malicious replacement at the same path. Exploitation requires local access and execution by a more privileged user; the replacement then runs with that user's rights and can create an administrator account.
Summary
What happened
Insecure file permissions in Wondershare MobileGo 8.5.0 allow local users to gain administrative execution by replacing MobileGo.exe. The installer grants Everyone full control over executables in the application directory, so a low-privileged user can rename the legitimate binary and place a malicious replacement at the same path. Exploitation requires local access and execution by a more privileged user; the replacement then runs with that user's rights and can create an administrator account.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2019-25344
- Published
- Feb 12, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 12, 2026
- Vendor
- Wondershare
- Product
- MobileGo
- Classifications
- CWE-732, CAPEC-642, T1574
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 12, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=8.5.0
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Public exploit references
- MobileGo 8.5.0 Insecure File Permissions PoCproof of concept · demonstrated
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