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GHSA-RVPX-3MWH-GFP7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-15 15:31 – Updated: 2025-07-15 15:31

Details

PSEvents.exe in multiple Panda Security products runs hourly with SYSTEM privileges and loads DLL files from a user-writable directory without proper validation. An attacker with low-privileged access who can write DLL files to the monitored directory can achieve arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges. Affected products include Panda Global Protection 2016, Panda Antivirus Pro 2016, Panda Small Business Protection, and Panda Internet Security 2016 (all versions up to 16.1.2).

Severity

8.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2025-34109 (GCVE-0-2025-34109)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-15 13:04 – Updated: 2026-05-15 11:14

Title

Panda Security PSEvents.exe Insecure DLL Loading Privilege Escalation

Summary

Severity

8.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-07-15 13:36 UTC

CWE

CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Assigner

VulnCheck mitre root Scorecard

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://web.archive.org/web/20160704105329/http:/…	vendor-advisorypatch
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasplo…	exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40020	exploit
https://web.archive.org/web/20170415211828/http:/…	third-party-advisorytechnical-description
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/panda-securi…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

4 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Panda Security	Panda Global Protection 2016	Affected: 0 , ≤ 16.1.2 (semver)
Panda Security	Panda Antivirus Pro 2016	Affected: 0 , ≤ 16.1.2 (semver)
Panda Security	Panda Small Business Protection	Affected: 0 , ≤ 16.1.2 (semver)
Panda Security	Panda Internet Security 2016	Affected: 0 , ≤ 16.1.2 (semver)

Date Public

2016-06-27 00:00

Credits

Security-Assessment.com

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