CVE-2025-8614

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2025-8614", "assignerOrgId": "99f1926a-a320-47d8-bbb5-42feb611262e", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "zdi", "dateReserved": "2025-08-05T20:01:12.137Z", "datePublished": "2025-09-02T19:47:16.828Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-09-02T20:35:15.670Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "99f1926a-a320-47d8-bbb5-42feb611262e", "shortName": "zdi", "dateUpdated": "2025-09-02T19:47:16.828Z"}, "title": "NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the configuration of OpenSSL. The product loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-26766."}], "affected": [{"vendor": "NoMachine", "product": "NoMachine", "versions": [{"version": "Nomachine agent 8.16.1", "status": "affected"}], "defaultStatus": "unknown"}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "cweId": "CWE-427", "description": "CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element", "type": "CWE"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-835/", "name": "ZDI-25-835", "tags": ["x_research-advisory"]}, {"url": "https://kb.nomachine.com/TR04W11314", "name": "vendor-provided URL", "tags": ["vendor-advisory"]}], "dateAssigned": "2025-08-05T20:01:12.174Z", "datePublic": "2025-08-13T19:09:43.663Z", "source": {"lang": "en", "value": "Xavier DANEST"}, "metrics": [{"format": "CVSS", "cvssV3_0": {"version": "3.0", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH"}}]}, "adp": [{"metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2025-09-02T20:35:00.766529Z", "id": "CVE-2025-8614", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-09-02T20:35:15.670Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2025-8614", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2025-09-02T20:35:00.766529Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-09-02T20:35:03.754Z"}}], "cna": {"title": "NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability", "source": {"lang": "en", "value": "Xavier DANEST"}, "metrics": [{"format": "CVSS", "cvssV3_0": {"version": "3.0", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}}], "affected": [{"vendor": "NoMachine", "product": "NoMachine", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "Nomachine agent 8.16.1"}], "defaultStatus": "unknown"}], "datePublic": "2025-08-13T19:09:43.663Z", "references": [{"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-835/", "name": "ZDI-25-835", "tags": ["x_research-advisory"]}, {"url": "https://kb.nomachine.com/TR04W11314", "name": "vendor-provided URL", "tags": ["vendor-advisory"]}], "dateAssigned": "2025-08-05T20:01:12.174Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the configuration of OpenSSL. The product loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-26766."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-427", "description": "CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "99f1926a-a320-47d8-bbb5-42feb611262e", "shortName": "zdi", "dateUpdated": "2025-09-02T19:47:16.828Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2025-8614", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2025-09-02T20:35:15.670Z", "dateReserved": "2025-08-05T20:01:12.137Z", "assignerOrgId": "99f1926a-a320-47d8-bbb5-42feb611262e", "datePublished": "2025-09-02T19:47:16.828Z", "assignerShortName": "zdi"}, "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"defaultStatus": "unknown", "product": "NoMachine", "vendor": "NoMachine", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "Nomachine agent 8.16.1"}]}], "source": "zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:nomachine:nomachine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "599FC181-2755-4375-A584-D7D804393C77", "versionEndExcluding": "8.17.2", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:nomachine:nomachine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "DA112E87-56D1-4B8A-9D5F-B8CA2B6DED66", "versionEndExcluding": "9.1.24", "versionStartIncluding": "9.0", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the configuration of OpenSSL. The product loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-26766."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Vulnerabilidad de Escalada de Privilegios Local por Elemento de Ruta de B\u00fasqueda No Controlado en NoMachine. Esta vulnerabilidad permite a atacantes locales escalar privilegios en instalaciones afectadas de NoMachine. Un atacante debe primero obtener la capacidad de ejecutar c\u00f3digo con pocos privilegios en el sistema objetivo para explotar esta vulnerabilidad.\n\nLa falla espec\u00edfica existe dentro de la configuraci\u00f3n de OpenSSL. El producto carga un archivo de configuraci\u00f3n de OpenSSL desde una ubicaci\u00f3n no segura. Un atacante puede aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad para escalar privilegios y ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario en el contexto de la cuenta de servicio. Fue ZDI-CAN-26766."}], "id": "CVE-2025-8614", "lastModified": "2026-10-19T17:10:00.173", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV30": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com", "type": "Secondary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2025-8614", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2025-09-02T20:35:00.766529Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2025-09-02T20:15:39.547", "references": [{"source": "zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://kb.nomachine.com/TR04W11314"}, {"source": "zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-835/"}], "sourceIdentifier": "zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-427"}], "source": "zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com", "type": "Secondary"}]}

{}

{"created": "2025-09-03T19:30:23.040489+00:00", "updated": "2025-09-03T19:30:23.040561+00:00", "vendors": ["nomachine", "nomachine$PRODUCT$nomachine"]}