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CVE-2025-43922: The FileWave Windows client before 16.0.0, in some non-default configurations, allows an unprivileged local user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.

8.1 CVSS

Description

The FileWave Windows client before 16.0.0, in some non-default configurations, allows an unprivileged local user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-43922

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-863 Incorrect Authorization

Affected Products

Vendor: FileWave

Product: FileWave

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.02% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 2.51% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-05-20 (when was this score calculated)

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)

SSVC Exploitation: none

SSVC Technical Impact: total

SSVC Automatable: false

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43922
https://kb.filewave.com/books/downloads/page/filewave-version-1603

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