CVE-2025-1865 Local Privilege Escalation in Virtual CloneDrive Kernel Driver
Low-privileged users can escalate to SYSTEM via a kernel driver flaw allowing arbitrary file creation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-1865?
CVE-2025-1865 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elaborate Bytes AG Virtual CloneDrive, published on 4 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The kernel driver, accessible to low-privileged users, exposes a function that fails to properly validate the privileges of the calling process. This allows creating files at arbitrary locations with full user control, ultimately allowing for privilege escalation to SYSTEM.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1865?
How do I fix CVE-2025-1865?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1865 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-1865 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1865 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hr6v-r7qx-4973.