CVE-2025-5028

Arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in ESET product installers

MEDIUM

6.8

CVSS Score

Published: July 11, 2025 at 06:40 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:47 AM UTC

8 products affected across 1 vendorEndpoint SecurityEndpoint AntivirusESET Smart Security Premium

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Severity

MEDIUM6.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.1%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Installation file of ESET security products on Windows allow an attacker to misuse to delete an arbitrary file without having the permissions to do so.

Affected

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

Endpoint Antivirus · ESET Spol S R O

60%

v ≤ 11.1.2059.0v ≤ 12.0.2049.0

Endpoint Security · ESET Spol S R O

60%

v ≤ 11.1.2059.0v ≤ 12.0.2049.0

ESET Internet Security · ESET Spol S R O

60%

v ≤ 18.1.13.0

ESET NOD32 Antivirus · ESET Spol S R O

60%

v ≤ 18.1.13.0

Safe Server · ESET Spol S R O

60%

v ≤ 18.1.13.0

Security Ultimate · ESET Spol S R O

60%

v ≤ 18.1.13.0

Small Business Security · ESET Spol S R O

60%

v ≤ 18.1.13.0

ESET Smart Security Premium · ESET Spol S R O

60%

v ≤ 18.1.13.0

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 (1)

Source: [email protected]

https://support.eset.com/en/ca8838-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-eset-product-installers-on-windows-fixed

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.8MEDIUMESET

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED

CWE

CWE-269

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