Local code execution via uncontrolled DLL search
Published Mar 1, 2025 · Updated Mar 7, 2025
Uncontrolled DLL search path in Blizzard Battle.net 2.39.0.15212 on Windows allows local users to execute code through profapi.dll loading. The otherwise undisclosed profapi.dll loading logic searches an attacker-influenced path instead of resolving the trusted library from a controlled location. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and high-complexity preparation; successful loading runs attacker-supplied code with the client’s privileges.
Summary
What happened
Uncontrolled DLL search path in Blizzard Battle.net 2.39.0.15212 on Windows allows local users to execute code through profapi.dll loading. The otherwise undisclosed profapi.dll loading logic searches an attacker-influenced path instead of resolving the trusted library from a controlled location. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and high-complexity preparation; successful loading runs attacker-supplied code with the client’s privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-1804
- Published
- Mar 1, 2025
- Updated
- Mar 7, 2025
- Vendor
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Product
- Battle.net
- Classifications
- CWE-426, CWE-427, CAPEC-38, CAPEC-471, T1574.001
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 1, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 7, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=2.39.0.15212
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