CVE-2025-52094 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

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.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qwcj-864r-p95m.

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