CVE-2018-25044

uTorrent Guest Account privileges management

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 17, 2022 at 04:45 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:54 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorUtorrent

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
SSVC
PoC

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in uTorrent. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Guest Account. The manipulation leads to privilege escalation. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.113807

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269

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