CVE-2025-1789

Local privilege escalation via untrusted configuration files

Published Feb 24, 2026 · Updated Feb 24, 2026

Local privilege escalation in Genetec Update Service before 2.10.600 allows local users to gain elevated Windows privileges. The service trusted configuration files without ensuring that only Administrator users had created or modified them. A low-privileged authenticated Windows account and attack-specific conditions are required; successful exploitation grants elevated control of the affected system.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in Genetec Update Service before 2.10.600 allows local users to gain elevated Windows privileges. The service trusted configuration files without ensuring that only Administrator users had created or modified them. A low-privileged authenticated Windows account and attack-specific conditions are required; successful exploitation grants elevated control of the affected system.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-1789
Published
Feb 24, 2026
Updated
Feb 24, 2026
Vendor
Genetec
Product
Genetec Update Service
Classifications
CWE-276, CAPEC-233, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 24, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 24, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=<2.10.600

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Genetec · Genetec Update Serviceversion=<2.10.600

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.8GenetecCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U

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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
CAPEC-233Privilege Escalation
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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