CVE-2025-8614CWE-427

CVE-2025-8614

High · published September 3, 2025

CVSS v3.0
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
18.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. 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 the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-26766.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00271 · 18.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-427 · Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Published
2025-09-03T00:15Z
Affected products (2)
ProductVersionsFixed in
nomachine/nomachine< 8.17.28.17.2
nomachine/nomachine≥ 9.0, < 9.1.249.1.24
References (2)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 SEP 19:47Z
    NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
    cvelistv5