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CVE-2025-47809

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.2
Exploit probability—
ProductCodeMeter
PublishedMay 16, 2025
First seenMay 16, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-272CWE-272

How to fix

Update
  • Wibu CodeMeter8.30a or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Wibu CodeMeterv < 8.30a8.30a

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