8.1
HIGH
CVE-2025-26169
IXON VPN Client Local Privilege Escalation Remote Code Execution
Description

IXON VPN Client before 1.4.4 on Windows allows Local Privilege Escalation to SYSTEM because there is code execution from a configuration file that can be controlled by a low-privileged user. There is a race condition in which a temporary configuration file, in a world-writable directory, can be overwritten.

INFO

Published Date :

May 7, 2025, 7:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 8, 2025, 2:39 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

1.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-26169 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-26169.

URL Resource
https://ixon-cloud.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#1t000000vlSF/a/TX000000DQmH/WRGwuYg2iMsKX6NAIK3MygCUOlg0SPQ..YvGWrwfNeM
https://support.ixon.cloud/s/article/VPN-Client-installation-and-uninstallation

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-26169 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cyber Security News
IXON VPN Client Vulnerability Let Attackers Escalate Privileges

Significant vulnerabilities in the IXON VPN Client allow local attackers to gain system-level privileges on Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2025-26168 and CVE-2025-26169, ... Read more

Published Date: May 08, 2025 (1 day, 6 hours ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-26169 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 07, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description IXON VPN Client before 1.4.4 on Windows allows Local Privilege Escalation to SYSTEM because there is code execution from a configuration file that can be controlled by a low-privileged user. There is a race condition in which a temporary configuration file, in a world-writable directory, can be overwritten.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-732
    Added Reference https://ixon-cloud.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#1t000000vlSF/a/TX000000DQmH/WRGwuYg2iMsKX6NAIK3MygCUOlg0SPQ..YvGWrwfNeM
    Added Reference https://support.ixon.cloud/s/article/VPN-Client-installation-and-uninstallation
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