High severity · published Feb 3, 2026
CVE-2025-60865
Insecure Permissions vulnerability in avanquest Driver Updater v.9.1.57803.1174 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges via the Driver Updater Service windows component
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Insecure Permissions vulnerability in avanquest Driver Updater v.9.1.57803.1174 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges via the Driver Updater Service windows component.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
PC Helpsoft Driver Updater · Avanquest
9.1.57803.1174 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60865
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-60865
Exploit
https://github.com/parad0x1334/CVE-Disclosures/tree/50e5d2bf33b2926db2cb14d47d392b38ac619a41/Driver%20Updater%20-%20PCHelpsoft
Product
https://www.pchelpsoft.com/products/driver-updater/