CVE-2025-34109

Panda Security PSEvents.exe Insecure DLL Loading Privilege Escalation

Published Jul 15, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 8.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
PSEvents.exe in multiple Panda Security products runs hourly with SYSTEM privileges and loads DLL files from a user-writable directory without proper validation. An attacker with low-privileged access who can write DLL files to the monitored directory can achieve arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges. Affected products include Panda Global Protection 2016, Panda Antivirus Pro 2016, Panda Small Business Protection, and Panda Internet Security 2016 (all versions up to 16.1.2).

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-21431 PSEvents.exe in multiple Panda Security products runs hourly with SYSTEM privileges and loads DLL files from a user-writable directory without proper validation. An attacker with low-privileged access who can write DLL files to the monitored directory can achieve arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges. Affected products include Panda Global Protection 2016, Panda Antivirus Pro 2016, Panda Small Business Protection, and Panda Internet Security 2016 (all versions up to 16.1.2).
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pandasecurity
Pandasecurity panda Antivirus Pro
Pandasecurity panda Global Protection 2016
Pandasecurity panda Internet Security 2014
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pandasecurity:panda_antivirus_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pandasecurity:panda_global_protection_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pandasecurity:panda_internet_security_2014:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Pandasecurity
Pandasecurity panda Antivirus Pro
Pandasecurity panda Global Protection 2016
Pandasecurity panda Internet Security 2014
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00014}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description PSEvents.exe in multiple Panda Security products runs hourly with SYSTEM privileges and loads DLL files from a user-writable directory without proper validation. An attacker with low-privileged access who can write DLL files to the monitored directory can achieve arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges. Affected products include Panda Global Protection 2016, Panda Antivirus Pro 2016, Panda Small Business Protection, and Panda Internet Security 2016 (all versions up to 16.1.2).
Title Panda Security PSEvents.exe Insecure DLL Loading Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-427
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
May 15, 2026, 11:14 AM
Reserved
Apr 15, 2025, 7:15 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 15, 2025, 1:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:13 AM