CVE-2025-0733

Local code execution via untrusted DLL search path

Published Jan 27, 2025 · Updated Jan 27, 2025

Untrusted search path handling in Postman 11.0 through 11.20 on Windows allows local users to execute code through a crafted profapi.dll. The application resolves profapi.dll through an untrusted search path, but published records do not identify the loading call, searched directory, or action that triggers resolution. Successful exploitation requires low-privileged local access and high attack complexity, and the loaded library runs in the Postman user's context.

CVSS severity2.0
Low
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Untrusted search path handling in Postman 11.0 through 11.20 on Windows allows local users to execute code through a crafted profapi.dll. The application resolves profapi.dll through an untrusted search path, but published records do not identify the loading call, searched directory, or action that triggers resolution. Successful exploitation requires low-privileged local access and high attack complexity, and the loaded library runs in the Postman user's context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-0733
Published
Jan 27, 2025
Updated
Jan 27, 2025
Vendor
Postman
Product
Postman
Classifications
CWE-426, T1574.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 27, 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=11.0
  2. Affected versionversion=11.1
  3. Affected versionversion=11.10
  4. Affected versionversion=11.11
  5. Affected versionversion=11.12
  6. Affected versionversion=11.13
  7. Affected versionversion=11.14
  8. Affected versionversion=11.15
  9. Affected versionversion=11.16
  10. Affected versionversion=11.17
  11. Affected versionversion=11.18
  12. Affected versionversion=11.19
  13. Affected versionversion=11.2
  14. Affected versionversion=11.20
  15. Affected versionversion=11.3
  16. Affected versionversion=11.4
  17. Affected versionversion=11.5
  18. Affected versionversion=11.6
  19. Affected versionversion=11.7
  20. Affected versionversion=11.8
  21. Affected versionversion=11.9

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Postman · Postmanversion=11.0; version=11.1; version=11.10; version=11.11; version=11.12; version=11.13; version=11.14; version=11.15; version=11.16; version=11.17; version=11.18; version=11.19; version=11.2; version=11.20; version=11.3; version=11.4; version=11.5; version=11.6; version=11.7; version=11.8; version=11.9

Published CVSS scores

2.0VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
4.5VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.5VulDBAV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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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-426Untrusted Search Path
T1574.001DLL Search Order Hijacking

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