CVE-2025-60865 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can escalate privileges by exploiting insecure permissions in the Driver Updater Service 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-2025-60865?
CVE-2025-60865 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insecure Permissions vulnerability in avanquest Driver Updater v.9.1.57803.1174 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges via the Driver Updater Service windows component.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-60865?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Avanquest Pc Helpsoft Driver Updater.
How do I fix CVE-2025-60865?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-60865 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-60865 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-60865 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xvxv-2qp5-99vx.