CVE-2025-52094 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges due to insecure permissions in the PDQ Smart Deploy registry component.
- 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-2025-52094?
CVE-2025-52094 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insecure Permissions vulnerability in PDQ Smart Deploy V.3.0.2040 allows a local attacker to execute arbtirary code via the \HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup\SmartDeploy component
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-52094?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pdq Smart Deploy.
How do I fix CVE-2025-52094?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-52094 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-52094 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-52094 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qwcj-864r-p95m.