CVE-2025-8614

NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of OpenSSL. The product loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-26766.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://kb.nomachine.com/TR04W11314	Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-835/	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:nomachine:nomachine::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nomachine:nomachine::::::::

History

19 Oct 2026, 17:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Vulnerabilidad de Escalada de Privilegios Local por Elemento de Ruta de Búsqueda No Controlado en NoMachine. Esta vulnerabilidad permite a atacantes locales escalar privilegios en instalaciones afectadas de NoMachine. Un atacante debe primero obtener la capacidad de ejecutar código con pocos privilegios en el sistema objetivo para explotar esta vulnerabilidad. La falla específica existe dentro de la configuración de OpenSSL. El producto carga un archivo de configuración de OpenSSL desde una ubicación no segura. Un atacante puede aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad para escalar privilegios y ejecutar código arbitrario en el contexto de la cuenta de servicio. Fue ZDI-CAN-26766.

Information

Published : 2025-09-02 20:15

Updated : 2026-10-19 17:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-8614

Mitre link : CVE-2025-8614

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-8614

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Products Affected

nomachine

nomachine

CWE

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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