Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (Jul 2025) - Windows
🗓️ 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The vulnerability of the Windows Microsoft PC Manager software for maintenance, cleaning, and security operations lies in its improper handling of symbolic links before accessing files. This allows attackers to exploit their privileges. | 16 Jul 202500:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2025-49738 | 8 Jul 202515:56 | – | circl | |
| Microsoft PC Manager 后置链接漏洞 | 8 Jul 202500:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2025-49738 | 8 Jul 202516:58 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2025-49738 Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | 8 Jul 202516:58 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2025-20539 | 3 Oct 202520:07 | – | euvd | |
| KLA85522 PE vulnerability in Microsoft Apps | 8 Jul 202500:00 | – | kaspersky | |
| Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | 8 Jul 202514:00 | – | mscve | |
| CVE-2025-49738 | 8 Jul 202517:16 | – | nvd | |
| CVE-2025-49738 | 8 Jul 202517:16 | – | osv |
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:microsoft:pc_manager";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.836241");
script_version("2025-07-24T05:43:49+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2025-49738");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-07-24 05:43:49 +0000 (Thu, 24 Jul 2025)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2025-07-08 17:16:02 +0000 (Tue, 08 Jul 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2025-07-10 07:35:16 +0000 (Thu, 10 Jul 2025)");
script_name("Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (Jul 2025) - Windows");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Microsoft PC Manager is prone to an
elevation of privilege vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to an elevation of
privilege vulnerability in Microsoft PC Manager.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows an attacker
to elevate privileges.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft PC Manager prior to version 3.17.4 on Microsoft Windows.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 3.17.4 or later.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-49738");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AG");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_dependencies("gb_ms_pc_manager_detect_win.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("PCManager/Win/detected");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, exit_no_version: TRUE))
exit(0);
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
if(version_is_less(version:version, test_version:"3.17.4")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "3.17.4", install_path: location);
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
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24 Jul 2025 00:00Current
6.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.4
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00332
SSVC