CVE-2025-15065

Local privilege escalation through exposed sensitive files

Published Dec 29, 2025 · Updated Dec 29, 2025

Information exposure in KESS Enterprise before *.25.9.19.exe allows local users to elevate privileges on affected Windows systems. The vendor has not published which files or directories are exposed, what sensitive data they contain, or how KESS fails to encrypt or restrict them. Successful exploitation requires low-privileged local access and additional attack conditions, and it permits modification of an existing service or shared file without an availability impact.

CVSS severity8.6
High
EPSS probability0.05%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Information exposure in KESS Enterprise before *.25.9.19.exe allows local users to elevate privileges on affected Windows systems. The vendor has not published which files or directories are exposed, what sensitive data they contain, or how KESS fails to encrypt or restrict them. Successful exploitation requires low-privileged local access and additional attack conditions, and it permits modification of an existing service or shared file without an availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-15065
Published
Dec 29, 2025
Updated
Dec 29, 2025
Vendor
Kings Information & Network Co., Ltd.
Product
KESS Enterprise
Classifications
CWE-311, CWE-552, CWE-200, T1543.003
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 29, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 29, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <*.25.9.19.exe

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Kings Information & Network Co., Ltd. · KESS Enterpriseversion=0 <*.25.9.19.exe

Published CVSS scores

6.3FSICVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
8.6FSICVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-311Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
CWE-552Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1543.003Create or Modify System Process: Windows Service

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