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1 vulnerability by Action1
CVE-2025-5480 (GCVE-0-2025-5480)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-06 18:49 – Updated: 2025-06-09 16:48
VLAI?
Title
Action1 Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary
Action1 Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Action1. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the configuration of OpenSSL. The product loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-26767.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
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