CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-41670

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A local user with low privileges may influence the behavior of a privileged system service by manipulating configuration or application-related files in user-writable areas of the filesystem. The affected service processes data from locations that are not sufficiently protected against modification by low-privileged users.

Risk Assessment

Successful exploitation may lead to local privilege escalation, posing a significant security risk to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to configuration and application-related files to prevent modification by low-privileged users. Additionally, security policies regarding system services should be reviewed and updated.

Original NVD description (English source)

A local user with low privileges may be able to influence the behavior of a privileged system service by manipulating configuration or application-related files located in user-writable areas of the filesystem. The affected service processes data from locations that are not sufficiently protected against modification by low-privileged users. As the service runs with elevated privileges, successful exploitation may result in a local privilege escalation.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS