Code execution via unquoted driver-installation path
Published Sep 19, 2025 · Updated Sep 19, 2025
Path hijacking in Vasion Print Application before 20.0.1330 and Virtual Appliance Host before 1.0.735 allows attackers to execute code. PrinterInstallerClient launches driver-installation programs from C:\Program Files (x86)\Printer Properties Pro\Printer Installer without quoting the path, so Windows resolves C:\Program.exe first. Exploitation requires an attacker to place C:\Program.exe on a Windows endpoint before a printer driver installation, after which it runs with the installer process's privileges.
Summary
What happened
Path hijacking in Vasion Print Application before 20.0.1330 and Virtual Appliance Host before 1.0.735 allows attackers to execute code. PrinterInstallerClient launches driver-installation programs from C:\Program Files (x86)\Printer Properties Pro\Printer Installer without quoting the path, so Windows resolves C:\Program.exe first. Exploitation requires an attacker to place C:\Program.exe on a Windows endpoint before a printer driver installation, after which it runs with the installer process's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-34195
- Published
- Sep 19, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 19, 2025
- Vendor
- Vasion
- Product
- Vasion Print Application
- Classifications
- CWE-434, T1574.009
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 19, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=* <20.0.1330
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- C:\Program.exe Metasploit reverse-shell demonstrationfunctional · demonstrated
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