CVE-2025-35471 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting conda-forge openssl-feedstock before version 066e83c (2024-05-20) and Miniforge before 24.5.0 on Microsoft Windows. It arises from OpenSSL being configured to use a writable OPENSSLDIR path, allowing a non-privileged local user to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious openssl.cnf file. Rated High (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability requires local access and user interaction (UI:R) but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 24.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:conda-forge:miniforge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2024-05-20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:conda-forge:openssl-feedstock:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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