Disputed escalation via uninstaller executable replacement
Published Nov 10, 2025 · Updated Nov 10, 2025
The CVE record attributes Administrator-level privilege escalation in Sublime Text 4 build 4200 for Windows to uninstaller replacement by local users. The reported technique replaces the uninstaller executable in the installation folder with a crafted binary that executes during a later uninstall. Sublime HQ disputes the issue because replacing that file already requires Administrator permissions, so the described operation does not cross a privilege boundary.
Summary
What happened
The CVE record attributes Administrator-level privilege escalation in Sublime Text 4 build 4200 for Windows to uninstaller replacement by local users. The reported technique replaces the uninstaller executable in the installation folder with a crafted binary that executes during a later uninstall. Sublime HQ disputes the issue because replacing that file already requires Administrator permissions, so the described operation does not cross a privilege boundary.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-56503
- Published
- Nov 10, 2025
- Updated
- Nov 10, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-266
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 10, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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