# CVE-2025-4272: Mechrevo Control Console GCUService csCAPI.dll uncontrolled search path

> Local attackers can exploit an uncontrolled search path in GCUService to execute arbitrary code, potentially escalating privileges on Mechrevo systems.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 May 2025
- **Updated:** 5 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hpr7-5g9m-r2j8

## What is CVE-2025-4272?

CVE-2025-4272 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Mechrevo Control Console, published on 5 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Mechrevo Control Console 1.0.2.70. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library C:\Program Files\OEM\MECHREVO Control Center\UniwillService\MyControlCenter\csCAPI.dll of the component GCUService. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. An attack has to be approached locally. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element), CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4272?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-4272?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-4272 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-4272 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-4272 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-4272 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Mechrevo Control Console, published on 5 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-4272 exists.

Affected product: Mechrevo Control Console. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4272/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4272/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-4272
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4272
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-4272

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4272/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.