Patch My PC Home Updater up to 5.1.3.0 System.IO uncontrolled search path
Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Patch My PC Home Updater up to 5.1.3.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library advapi32.dll/BCrypt.dll/comctl32.dll/crypt32.dll/dwmapi.dll/gdi32.dll/gdiplus.dll/imm32.dll/iphlpapi.dll/kernel32.dll/mscms.dll/msctf.dll/ntdll.dll/ole32.dll/oleaut32.dll/PresentationNative_cor3.dll/secur32.dll/shcore.dll/shell32.dll/sspicli.dll/System.IO. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-4455. An attack has to be approached locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Patch My PC Home Updater up to 5.1.3.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library advapi32.dll/BCrypt.dll/comctl32.dll/crypt32.dll/dwmapi.dll/gdi32.dll/gdiplus.dll/imm32.dll/iphlpapi.dll/kernel32.dll/mscms.dll/msctf.dll/ntdll.dll/ole32.dll/oleaut32.dll/PresentationNative_cor3.dll/secur32.dll/shcore.dll/shell32.dll/sspicli.dll/System.IO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The advisory is shared at gist.github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-4455. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.
The exploit is available at gist.github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
Vendor
Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7
VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 7.0
CNA Vector: 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Uncontrolled search pathCWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Timeline
05/08/2025 Advisory disclosed05/08/2025 VulDB entry created
05/09/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: gist.github.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2025-4455 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-4455
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308069
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 05/08/2025 20:57Updated: 05/09/2025 13:39
Changes: 05/08/2025 20:57 (55), 05/09/2025 13:39 (30)
Complete: 🔍
Submitter: shellkraft
Cache ID: 216::103
Submit
Accepted
- Submit #562440: Patch My Pc Patch My PC Home Updater <=5.1.3.0 Uncontrolled Search Path (by shellkraft)
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