CVE-2025-2781
published 2025-03-28CVE-2025-2781: The WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Client on Windows does not properly configure directory permissions when installed in a non-default directory. This could…
PriorityP426medium6.3CVSS 4.0
AVLACLATNPRLUINVCNVILVANSCHSIHSAHEXCRXIRXARXMAVXMACXMATXMPRXMUIXMVCXMVIXMVAXMSCXMSIXMSAXSXAUXRXVXREXUX
EPSS
0.14%
3.4th percentile
The WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Client on Windows does not properly configure directory permissions when installed in a non-default directory. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to escalate to SYSTEM privileges on a vulnerable system.
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| msrc | azl3_coreutils_9.4-1_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | azl3_coreutils_9.4-6_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_coreutils_8.32-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_1.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_1.0_x64 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_2.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_2.0_x64 | — | — |
| msrc | cm1_coreutils_8.30-7_on_cbl_mariner_1.0 | — | — |
| watchguard | mobile_vpn_with_ssl_client | >= 11.0 < 12.11.2 | 12.11.2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv4.06.3MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
vendor_msrc6.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-wwp5-7982-8x96: The WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Client on Windows does not properly configure directory permissions when installed in a non-default directory
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-03-29
CVE-2025-2781 [MEDIUM] CWE-276 GHSA-wwp5-7982-8x96: The WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Client on Windows does not properly configure directory permissions when installed in a non-default directory
The WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Client on Windows does not properly configure directory permissions when installed in a non-default directory. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to escalate to SYSTEM privileges on a vulnerable system.
This issue affects Mobile VPN with SSL Client: from 11.0 through 12.11.
Microsoft
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vendor_msrc·2017-02-21·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2016-2781 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 chroot in GNU coreutils when used with --userspec allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer.
chroot in GNU coreutils when used with --userspec allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer.
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to ref
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2025-03-28
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