Privilege escalation in Bittorrent Utorrent
CVE-2018-25044
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in uTorrent. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Guest Account. The manipulation leads to privilege escalation. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/efaq.html (Third Party Advisory)
- vuldb.com/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-25044?
- CVE-2018-25044 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bittorrent Utorrent, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2022-06-17.
- How severe is CVE-2018-25044?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.