CVE-2025-47422 Privilege escalation in n/a
A low-privileged attacker can achieve arbitrary SYSTEM code execution by placing a malicious binary in a writable folder when Advanced Installer runs as SYSTEM.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-47422?
CVE-2025-47422 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Advanced Installer before 22.6 has an uncontrolled search path element local privilege escalation vulnerability. When running as SYSTEM in certain configurations, Advanced Installer looks in standard-user writable locations for non-existent binaries and executes them as SYSTEM. A low-privileged attacker can place a malicious binary in a targeted folder; when the installer is executed, the attacker achieves arbitrary SYSTEM code execution.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-47422?
How do I fix CVE-2025-47422?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-47422 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-47422 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-47422 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jxf5-j9w5-328x.