CVE-2025-0542

Local privilege escalation via unchecked ZIP paths

Published Jan 25, 2025 · Updated Feb 12, 2025

Path traversal in G DATA Management Server before 15.8.333 allows local users to write arbitrary files as SYSTEM through a crafted ZIP archive. The Gdmms service invokes an updater that finds a ZIP archive in a user-writable directory, and its unpacking method fails to reject relative paths. A local unprivileged user must place the archive before SYSTEM-context extraction; overwriting privileged files yields privilege escalation.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in G DATA Management Server before 15.8.333 allows local users to write arbitrary files as SYSTEM through a crafted ZIP archive. The Gdmms service invokes an updater that finds a ZIP archive in a user-writable directory, and its unpacking method fails to reject relative paths. A local unprivileged user must place the archive before SYSTEM-context extraction; overwriting privileged files yields privilege escalation.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-0542
Published
Jan 25, 2025
Updated
Feb 12, 2025
Vendor
G DATA CyberDefense AG
Product
G DATA Management Server
Classifications
CWE-276, CWE-22, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 25, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <15.8.333

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

G DATA CyberDefense AG · G DATA Management Serverversion=0 <15.8.333

Published CVSS scores

7.8cirosec GmbHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3cirosec GmbHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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