CVE-2025-4455

Public Exploit
Patch My PC Home Updater System.IO uncontrolled search path

Description

A vulnerability was found in Patch My PC Home Updater up to 5.1.3.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library advapi32.dll/BCrypt.dll/comctl32.dll/crypt32.dll/dwmapi.dll/gdi32.dll/gdiplus.dll/imm32.dll/iphlpapi.dll/kernel32.dll/mscms.dll/msctf.dll/ntdll.dll/ole32.dll/oleaut32.dll/PresentationNative_cor3.dll/secur32.dll/shcore.dll/shell32.dll/sspicli.dll/System.IO. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Category

7.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 4.0 •
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.01%
Third-Party Advisory vuldb.com
Affected: Patch My PC Home Updater
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://vuldb.com/?id.308069 vdb entry
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.308069 signature permissions required
https://vuldb.com/?submit.562440 third party advisory
https://gist.github.com/shellkraft/d7db265b53115d52a4ca5bffe5e9c6e4 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-4455?
CVE-2025-4455 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-4455?
To fix CVE-2025-4455, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2025-4455 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2025-4455 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-4455?
CVE-2025-4455 affects Patch My PC Home Updater.
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