Link following in Encryption Admin Utilities - CVE-2025-36564
Published: June 2, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110071
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-36564
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
<p>The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.</p>
<p>The vulnerability exists due to an insecure link following issue. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with privileges of the application.</p>
<p>The vulnerability exists due to an insecure link following issue. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with privileges of the application.</p>
Affected software
Encryption Admin Utilities
How to mitigate CVE-2025-36564
Install updates from vendor's website.
Encryption Admin Utilities - update to 11.10.2