CVE-2026-25925 PowerDocu Affected by Remote Code Execution via Insecure Deserialization
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by exploiting insecure deserialization of JSON files in PowerDocu applications.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-25925?
CVE-2026-25925 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in modery PowerDocu, published on 9 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
PowerDocu contains a Windows GUI executable to perform technical documentations. Prior to 2.4.0, PowerDocu contains a critical security vulnerability in how it parses JSON files within Flow or App packages. The application blindly trusts the $type property in JSON files, allowing an attacker to instantiate arbitrary .NET objects and execute code. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.4.0.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-25925?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Modery Powerdocu.
How do I fix CVE-2026-25925?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-25925 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2026-25925 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-25925 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m8j2-5jr7-2jpw.