#VU118163 Improper Preservation of Permissions in Elastic Defend - CVE-2025-37735

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#VU118163 Improper Preservation of Permissions in Elastic Defend - CVE-2025-37735

Published: November 6, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU118163
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37735
CWE-ID: CWE-281
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Elastic Defend
Software vendor:
Elastic Stack

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper preservation of permissions in Elastic Defend on Windows hosts. A local user can delete arbitrary files on the system using the Defend service running as SYSTEM and escalate privileges.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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