Vulnerability in Wibu Codemeter
CVE-2025-47809
Wibu CodeMeter before 8.30a sometimes allows privilege escalation immediately after installation (before a logoff or reboot). For exploitation, there must have been an unprivileged installation with UAC, and the CodeMeter Control Center component must be installed, and the CodeMeter Control Center component must not have been restarted. In this scenario, the local user can navigate from Import License to a privileged instance of Windows Explorer.
EPSS: 0.002 (4.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Wibu Codemeter — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-47809?
- CVE-2025-47809 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wibu Codemeter, classified under CWE-272. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2025-05-16.
- How severe is CVE-2025-47809?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-47809 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.