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CVE-2025-26169: IXON VPN Client before 1.4.4 on Windows allows Local Privilege Escalation to SYSTEM because there is code execution from a configuration file that...

8.1 CVSS

Description

IXON VPN Client before 1.4.4 on Windows allows Local Privilege Escalation to SYSTEM because there is code execution from a configuration file that can be controlled by a low-privileged user. There is a race condition in which a temporary configuration file, in a world-writable directory, can be overwritten.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-26169

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 8.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types

CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Affected Products

Vendor: IXON

Product: VPN Client

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.02% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 2.77% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-05 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-26169
https://support.ixon.cloud/s/article/VPN-Client-installation-and-uninstallation
https://ixon-cloud.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#1t000000vlSF/a/TX000000DQmH/WRGwuYg2iMsKX6NAIK3MygCUOlg0SPQ..YvGWrwfNeM

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