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CVE-2025-47422

7.5 · HIGH

Advanced Installer before 22.6 has an uncontrolled search path element local privilege escalation vulnerability.

Published Jul 8, 2025CWE-266EPSS 0.53%

Overview

CVE-2025-47422 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 8, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Advanced Installer before 22.6 has an uncontrolled search path element local privilege escalation vulnerability. When running as SYSTEM in certain configurations, Advanced Installer looks in standard-user writable locations for non-existent binaries and executes them as SYSTEM. A low-privileged attacker can place a malicious binary in a targeted folder; when the installer is executed, the attacker achieves arbitrary SYSTEM code execution.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.advancedinstaller.com/advanced-installer-security-fixes-retrospective.htmlRefwww.advancedinstaller.com/advanced-installer-security-fixes-retrospective.html#update-deprecated-apis-used-to-resolve-pathsRefwww.advancedinstaller.com/release-22.6.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-47422?

CVE-2025-47422 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 8, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2025-47422?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-47422?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-47422?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2025-47422 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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