VDB-221068 · CVE-2023-25011 · EUVD-2023-28993

NEC PC Settings Tool up to 10.1.26.0/11.0.22.0 Registry privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as very critical has been discovered in NEC PC Settings Tool up to 10.1.26.0/11.0.22.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Registry Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-25011. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in NEC PC Settings Tool up to 10.1.26.0/11.0.22.0. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Registry Handler. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PC settings tool Ver10.1.26.0 and earlier, PC settings tool Ver11.0.22.0 and earlier allows a attacker to write to the registry as administrator privileges with standard user privileges.

The weakness was presented 02/15/2023. The advisory is shared for download at jpn.nec.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-25011 since 02/01/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/28/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-28993). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

PC Settings Tool

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/01/2023 🔍
02/15/2023 +14 days 🔍
02/15/2023 +0 days 🔍
10/28/2025 +986 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jpn.nec.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-25011 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-25011
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-221068
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/15/2023 08:49 AM
Updated: 10/28/2025 03:48 AM
Changes: 02/15/2023 08:49 AM (36), 03/16/2023 02:59 AM (11), 03/19/2025 06:43 PM (15), 10/28/2025 03:48 AM (1)
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