CVE-2025-5028 Arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in ESET product installers
Attackers can delete arbitrary files via ESET installers, potentially escalating privileges or causing system instability.
- 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-2025-5028?
CVE-2025-5028 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ESET, spol. s.r.o ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Windows, published on 11 Jul 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
Installation file of ESET security products on Windows
allow an attacker to misuse to delete an arbitrary file without having the permissions to do so.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5028?
How do I fix CVE-2025-5028?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5028 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-5028 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-5028 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w765-6g68-fxf9.