CVE-2025-61865 Privilege escalation in Clone for Windows
Local attackers with write access to the system drive root can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges due to unquoted service paths.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-61865?
CVE-2025-61865 is a high-severity vulnerability in I-O DATA DEVICE, INC. Clone for Windows, published on 23 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple NAS management applications provided by I-O DATA DEVICE, INC. register Windows services with unquoted file paths. A user with the write permission on the root directory of the system drive may execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privilege.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-61865?
How do I fix CVE-2025-61865?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-61865 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-61865 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-61865 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g668-5fqc-6qj6.