CVE-2025-4681 Privilege escalation in upKeeper Instant Privilege Access
An attacker can abuse improper privilege management in upKeeper Instant Privilege Access to escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-4681?
CVE-2025-4681 is a high-severity vulnerability in upKeeper Instant Privilege Access, published on 10 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in upKeeper Solutions upKeeper Instant Privilege Access allows Privilege Abuse.This issue affects upKeeper Instant Privilege Access: before 1.4.0.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4681?
How do I fix CVE-2025-4681?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4681 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-4681 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4681 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7pwx-q393-6cwf.