CVE-2025-1789
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Received - Intake
Local Privilege Escalation in Genetec Update Service
Publication date: 2026-02-24
Last updated on: 2026-04-26
Assigner: Genetec Inc.
Description
Description
Local privilege escalation in Genetec Update Service. An authenticated, low-privileged, Windows user could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the affected system.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| genetec | genetec_update_service | to 2.10.6 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-276 | During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a local privilege escalation issue in the Genetec Update Service. It allows an authenticated Windows user with low privileges to exploit the vulnerability and gain elevated privileges on the affected system.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability is that a low-privileged user on a Windows system could gain higher privileges than intended. This could allow the attacker to perform actions that require elevated permissions, potentially compromising system security and integrity.
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