CVE-2025-40672

Local privilege escalation via writable scheduled-task executable

Published May 26, 2025 · Updated Jun 6, 2025

Improper permissions in Grupo Espiral MS Panloader.exe 3.15.0.0 allow local users to gain administrator privileges via file replacement. The installation directory lets low-privileged users replace panLoad.exe, which a scheduled task later runs as SYSTEM. Local low-privileged access and write permission to the installation directory are required; successful exploitation executes attacker-controlled code with SYSTEM privileges.

CVSS severity8.5
High
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper permissions in Grupo Espiral MS Panloader.exe 3.15.0.0 allow local users to gain administrator privileges via file replacement. The installation directory lets low-privileged users replace panLoad.exe, which a scheduled task later runs as SYSTEM. Local low-privileged access and write permission to the installation directory are required; successful exploitation executes attacker-controlled code with SYSTEM privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-40672
Published
May 26, 2025
Updated
Jun 6, 2025
Vendor
Grupo Espiral MS
Product
Panloader.exe
Classifications
CWE-732, T1053.005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 26, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 6, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <3.16.0.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Grupo Espiral MS · Panloader.exeversion=0 <3.16.0.0.0

Published CVSS scores

8.5Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute, S.A. (INCIBE)CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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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-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
T1053.005Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task

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