CVE-2025-10214 is a DLL search path hijacking vulnerability affecting UPDF.exe version 1.8.5.0 on Windows. It allows a local attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution and persistence by placing a malicious FREngine.dll file in a specific user directory. Rated 7.8 HIGH (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), this vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger, but can lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:updf:updf:1.8.5.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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