CVE-2025-5480 is an Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability affecting Action1 and Microsoft Windows agents. It allows a local attacker with low-privileged code execution to escalate privileges to SYSTEM by exploiting an unsecured OpenSSL configuration file path. Rated 7.8 HIGH (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), this flaw has a low attack complexity and can lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no known public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.218.620.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:action1:agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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