Local privilege escalation via unauthenticated registry writes
Published Feb 15, 2023 · Updated Mar 19, 2025
Privilege escalation in NEC Corporation PC Settings Tool 10.1.26.0 and earlier and 11.0.22.0 and earlier allows local users to alter the registry. The PC Settings Tool Library fails to authenticate requests to its privileged registry-writing function, so standard-user programs can invoke it. A standard Windows account and local execution are required; successful exploitation permits administrative registry changes, with broader effects determined by the modified keys.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in NEC Corporation PC Settings Tool 10.1.26.0 and earlier and 11.0.22.0 and earlier allows local users to alter the registry. The PC Settings Tool Library fails to authenticate requests to its privileged registry-writing function, so standard-user programs can invoke it. A standard Windows account and local execution are required; successful exploitation permits administrative registry changes, with broader effects determined by the modified keys.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-25011
- Published
- Feb 15, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Vendor
- NEC Corporation
- Product
- PC Settings Tool
- Classifications
- CWE-269, CWE-306, T1112
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 15, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=PC settings tool Ver10.1.26.0 and earlier, PC settings tool Ver11.0.22.0 and earlier.
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