CVE-2025-43922 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the FileWave Windows client prior to version 16.0.0, specifically in certain non-default configurations. An unprivileged local user can exploit this flaw to gain SYSTEM-level privileges. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.1, indicating a significant impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability risks, though it requires high attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, < 16.0.0CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:filewave:filewave:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.