CVE-2025-1789 (GCVE-0-2025-1789)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-24 18:47 – Updated: 2026-02-26 14:44
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Summary
Local privilege escalation in Genetec Update Service. An authenticated, low-privileged, Windows user could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the affected system.
Severity ?
5.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/CR:H/IR:H/AR:H/MVC:H/MVI:H/MVA:H/MSI:H/MSA:H/S:P/AU:N/V:C
CWE
  • CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Genetec Inc. Genetec Update Service Affected: <2.10.600 (semver)
Unaffected: >=2.10.600 (semver)
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Credits
Rutger Flohil
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