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CVE-2025-47809

Wibu CodeMeter before 8.30a sometimes allows privilege escalation immediately after installation (before a logoff or reboot).

Impact

Wibu CodeMeter before 8.30a sometimes allows privilege escalation immediately after installation (before a logoff or reboot). For exploitation, there must have been an unprivileged installation with UAC, and the CodeMeter Control Center component must be installed, and the CodeMeter Control Center component must not have been restarted. In this scenario, the local user can navigate from Import License to a privileged instance of Windows Explorer.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
WibuWibu CodeMeter
before 8.30a

Versions were read from the advisory text. No structured product data has been published for this record yet.

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