7.8

CVE-2025-41686: Improper File Permissions Allow Local Privilege Escalation

Deferred
Published 12-08-2025Last modified 12-08-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-41686 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in phoenix contact daum. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.13%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-08-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 12-08-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A low-privileged local attacker can exploit improper permissions on nssm.exe to escalate their privileges and gain administrative access.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.13%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.13% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Phoenix contact1 product
  • daum≥ 0.0.0, < 2025.3.1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links