High severity · published May 16, 2025
CVE-2025-47809
Wibu CodeMeter before 8.30a sometimes allows privilege escalation immediately after installation (before a logoff or reboot)
8.2
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
CodeMeter · Wibu
before 8.30a · source: vendor
DC
Desigo CC family V5.0 · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
DC
Desigo CC family V5.1 · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
DC
Desigo CC family V6 · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
DC
Desigo CC family V7 · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
DC
Desigo CC family V8 · Siemens
before V8.0 QU2 · source: CISA
SP
SENTRON Powermanager V5 · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
SP
SENTRON Powermanager V6 · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
SP
SENTRON Powermanager V7 · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
SP
SENTRON Powermanager V8 · Siemens
before V8.0 QU2 · source: CISA
SP
SIMATIC PDM Maintenance Station V5.0 · Siemens
before V5.0 SP2 · source: CISA
SW
SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.18 · Siemens
before V3.18 P032 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47809
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-47809
www.wibu.com
https://www.wibu.com/support/security-advisories/wibu-100120.html
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-201595.html
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-331739.html
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