CVE-2025-0712 describes an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability, specifically an Insecure Directory Permissions flaw, that can lead to Local Privilege Escalation (LPE). While no specific affected products are listed, this vulnerability allows a local attacker to move and delete arbitrary files, potentially achieving SYSTEM privileges. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), exploitation requires local access and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though attack complexity is also high. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 8.16, <= 8.16.2CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:elastic:apm_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.17, <= 8.17.0CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:elastic:apm_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.