CVE-2025-22894 Privilege escalation in Defense Platform Home Edition

Medium 6.5 Published 6 Feb 2025 Updated 12 Feb 2025

Attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM and execute arbitrary code via a Shatter attack on the Windows messaging channel.

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-2025-22894?

CVE-2025-22894 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Humming Heads Inc. Defense Platform Home Edition, published on 6 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unprotected Windows messaging channel ('Shatter') issue exists in Defense Platform Home Edition Ver.3.9.51.x and earlier. If an attacker sends a specially crafted message to the specific process of the Windows system where the product is running, arbitrary files in the system may be altered. As a result, an arbitrary DLL may be executed with SYSTEM privilege.

Weakness: CWE-422

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22894?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hummingheads Defense Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2025-22894?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22894 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-22894 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22894 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rc3f-g789-3fg8.