LizardByte Sunshine up to 2025.628.4510 SunshineService unquoted search path
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in LizardByte Sunshine. Affected is an unknown function of the component SunshineService. Performing a manipulation results in unquoted search path. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-54081. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in LizardByte Sunshine. This affects an unknown code of the component SunshineService. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-428. The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Sunshine is a self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. Prior to version 2025.923.33222, the Windows service SunshineService is installed with an unquoted executable path. If Sunshine is installed in a directory whose name includes a space, the Service Control Manager (SCM) interprets the path incrementally and may execute a malicious binary placed earlier in the search string. This issue has been patched in version 2025.923.33222.
The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-54081 since 07/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574.009 for this issue.
Upgrading to version 2025.923.33222 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch f22b00d6981f756d3531fba0028723d4a5065824 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8
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VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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NVD Base Score: 7.0
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CNA Base Score: 6.7
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Exploiting
Class: Unquoted search pathCWE: CWE-428 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: Sunshine 2025.923.33222
Patch: f22b00d6981f756d3531fba0028723d4a5065824
Timeline
07/16/2025 CVE reserved09/24/2025 Advisory disclosed
09/24/2025 VulDB entry created
10/09/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Product: github.comAdvisory: GHSA-6p7j-5v8v-w45h
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-54081 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54081
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-325665
Entry
Created: 09/24/2025 07:53Updated: 10/09/2025 03:34
Changes: 09/24/2025 07:53 (68), 10/09/2025 03:34 (10)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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