Path Traversal in G Data Cyberdefense Ag Management Server
CVE-2025-0542
Local privilege escalation due to incorrect assignment of privileges of temporary files in the update mechanism of G DATA Management Server. This vulnerability allows a local, unprivileged attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations by placing a crafted ZIP archive in a globally writable directory, which gets unpacked in the context of SYSTEM and results in arbitrary file write.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.002 (5.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- G Data Cyberdefense Ag Management Server — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-0542?
- CVE-2025-0542 is a high-severity vulnerability in G Data Cyberdefense Ag Management Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-01-25.
- How severe is CVE-2025-0542?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-0542 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.