CVE-2025-21532

Local takeover via undisclosed installation flaw

Published Jan 21, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Incorrect default permissions in Oracle Analytics Desktop before 8.1.0 allow local users with low privileges to take over the application. Oracle identifies the Install component but does not disclose which resource receives incorrect permissions or how they are assigned. Exploitation requires a low-privilege host logon and grants control of the application, including its data and execution.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect default permissions in Oracle Analytics Desktop before 8.1.0 allow local users with low privileges to take over the application. Oracle identifies the Install component but does not disclose which resource receives incorrect permissions or how they are assigned. Exploitation requires a low-privilege host logon and grants control of the application, including its data and execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-21532
Published
Jan 21, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Oracle Corporation
Product
Oracle Analytics Desktop
Classifications
CWE-276
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 21, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <8.1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Oracle Corporation · Oracle Analytics Desktopversion=* <8.1.0

Published CVSS scores

7.8Oracle CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions

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