Code execution via unqualified regsvr32.exe lookup
Published Nov 20, 2025 · Updated Nov 21, 2025
DLL search-order hijacking in Quark Cloud Drive 3.23.2 allows local users to execute code when a user launches the Windows installer. The installer invokes regsvr32.exe without an absolute system path or signature validation, so Windows resolves an attacker-controlled file from the installer's directory. Exploitation requires write access to that directory and user interaction; the payload runs with the installer's privileges, including SYSTEM when elevated.
Summary
What happened
DLL search-order hijacking in Quark Cloud Drive 3.23.2 allows local users to execute code when a user launches the Windows installer. The installer invokes regsvr32.exe without an absolute system path or signature validation, so Windows resolves an attacker-controlled file from the installer's directory. Exploitation requires write access to that directory and user interaction; the payload runs with the installer's privileges, including SYSTEM when elevated.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-63685
- Published
- Nov 20, 2025
- Updated
- Nov 21, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-491, T1574.001
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 20, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Quark Cloud Drive regsvr32.exe search-order proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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