CVE-2025-50675 Privilege escalation in n/a
An attacker with user access can replace the uninstaller in the world-writable installation directory to gain administrative privileges when an admin runs it.
- 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-2025-50675?
CVE-2025-50675 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GPMAW 14, a bioinformatics software, has a critical vulnerability related to insecure file permissions in its installation directory. The directory is accessible with full read, write, and execute permissions for all users, allowing unprivileged users to manipulate files within the directory, including executable files like GPMAW3.exe, Fragment.exe, and the uninstaller GPsetup64_17028.exe. An attacker with user-level access can exploit this misconfiguration by replacing or modifying the uninstaller (GPsetup64_17028.exe) with a malicious version. While the application itself runs in the user's context, the uninstaller is typically executed with administrative privileges when an administrator attempts to uninstall the software. By exploiting this flaw, an attacker could gain administrative privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the admin, resulting in privilege escalation.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-50675?
How do I fix CVE-2025-50675?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-50675 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-50675 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-50675 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j2h6-xj8p-656p.