Local privilege escalation via incorrect default permissions
Published Nov 11, 2025 · Updated Nov 11, 2025
Incorrect default permissions in Intel Thread Director Visualizer before 1.1.1 allow local users to escalate privileges. Intel identifies overly permissive defaults within the Ring 3 user application but does not disclose which files, directories, or objects receive them. Exploitation requires an authenticated low-privilege user, high attack complexity, additional attack conditions, and active user interaction, after which privileges over the vulnerable system can be gained.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect default permissions in Intel Thread Director Visualizer before 1.1.1 allow local users to escalate privileges. Intel identifies overly permissive defaults within the Ring 3 user application but does not disclose which files, directories, or objects receive them. Exploitation requires an authenticated low-privilege user, high attack complexity, additional attack conditions, and active user interaction, after which privileges over the vulnerable system can be gained.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-31940
- Published
- Nov 11, 2025
- Updated
- Nov 11, 2025
- Vendor
- Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
- Product
- Intel Thread Director Visualizer
- Classifications
- CWE-276, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=before version 1.1.1
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