What is CVE-2025-60865?

CVE-2025-60865 is a high-severity vulnerability in Avanquest Pc Helpsoft Driver Updater, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-02-03.

How severe is CVE-2025-60865?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Avanquest Pc Helpsoft Driver Updater

CVE-2025-60865

Insecure Permissions vulnerability in avanquest Driver Updater v.9.1.57803.1174 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges via the Driver Updater Service windows component.

Published 2026-02-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Avanquest Pc Helpsoft Driver Updater — versions 9.1.57803.1174

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.pchelpsoft.com/products/driver-updater/ (Product)
github.com/parad0x1334/CVE-Disclosures/tree/50e5d2bf33b2926db2cb14d47d392b38ac6… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-60865?: CVE-2025-60865 is a high-severity vulnerability in Avanquest Pc Helpsoft Driver Updater, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-02-03.
How severe is CVE-2025-60865?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.