ESET NOD32 Antivirus prior 1496 Registry Entry permission assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ESET NOD32 Antivirus, Internet Security, Smart Security Premium, Security Ultimate, Small Business Security, Safe Server, Endpoint Antivirus, Endpoint Security for Windows, Server Security for Windows Server, Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server, Mail Security for IBM Domino, Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server and File Security for Microsoft Azure. This affects an unknown part of the component Registry Entry Handler. This manipulation causes permission assignment. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-4952. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ESET NOD32 Antivirus, Internet Security, Smart Security Premium, Security Ultimate, Small Business Security, Safe Server, Endpoint Antivirus, Endpoint Security for Windows, Server Security for Windows Server, Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server, Mail Security for IBM Domino, Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server and File Security for Microsoft Azure. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Registry Entry Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission assignment vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-732. The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Tampering of the registry entries might have led to preventing the ESET security products from starting correctly on the next system startup or to unauthorized changes in the product's configuration.

The advisory is shared at support.eset.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-4952 since 05/19/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1496 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission assignment
CWE: CWE-732 / CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NOD32 Antivirus/Internet Security/Smart Security Premium/Security Ultimate/Small Business Security/Safe Server/Endpoint Antivirus/Endpoint Security for Windows/Server Security for Windows Server/Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server/Mail Security for IBM Domino/Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server/File Security for Microsoft Azure 1496

Timelineinfo

05/19/2025 CVE reserved
10/31/2025 +165 days Advisory disclosed
10/31/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/31/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support.eset.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-4952 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-4952
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-330805

Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2025 13:43
Changes: 10/31/2025 13:43 (66)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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