ESET Protect prior 12.1.1.0 response discrepancy

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ESET Protect. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes response discrepancy. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-3716. The attacker needs to be present on the local network. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ESET Protect and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a response discrepancy vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-204. The product provides different responses to incoming requests in a way that reveals internal state information to an unauthorized actor outside of the intended control sphere. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

User enumeration in ESET Protect (on-prem) via Response Timing.

It is possible to read the advisory at help.eset.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-3716 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 12.1.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at help.eset.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at CNNVD (CNNVD-202603-6016) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-209122). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Response discrepancy
CWE: CWE-204 / CWE-203 / CWE-200
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Protect 12.1.1.0

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
03/30/2026 +348 days Advisory disclosed
03/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/31/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: help.eset.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-3716 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-3716
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-354163
EUVD: 🔒
CNNVD: CNNVD-202603-6016 - ESET Protect 安全漏洞

Entryinfo

Created: 03/30/2026 11:58
Updated: 03/31/2026 20:19
Changes: 03/30/2026 11:58 (65), 03/30/2026 12:05 (1), 03/31/2026 20:19 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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