# CVE-2025-59485: Privilege escalation in Security Point (Windows) of MaLion

> A local attacker can place a malicious DLL in a specific folder to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges due to incorrect default permissions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Nov 2025
- **Updated:** 25 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4vgq-c77f-v94g

## What is CVE-2025-59485?

CVE-2025-59485 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intercom, Inc. Security Point (Windows) of MaLion, published on 25 Nov 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Incorrect default permissions issue exists in Security Point (Windows) of MaLion prior to Ver.5.3.4. If this vulnerability is exploited, an arbitrary file could be placed in the specific folder by a user who can log in to the system where the product's Windows client is installed. If the file is a specially crafted DLL file, arbitrary code could be executed with SYSTEM privilege.

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-59485?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-59485?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-59485 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-59485 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-59485 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-59485 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-59485 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intercom, Inc. Security Point (Windows) of MaLion, published on 25 Nov 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-59485 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intercom, Inc. Security Point (Windows) of MaLion. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-59485/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-59485/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-59485
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59485
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59485

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-59485/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.