6.8
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2025-5028
ESET Windows Installation File Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Installation file of ESET security products on Windows allow an attacker to misuse to delete an arbitrary file without having the permissions to do so.

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Published Date :

July 11, 2025, 7:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 15, 2025, 1:14 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-5028 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

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Apply vendor updates to ESET security products on Windows to fix arbitrary file deletion.
  • Update ESET security products to the latest version.
  • Verify file deletion permissions are correctly enforced.
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-2025-5028.

URL Resource
https://support.eset.com/en/ca8838-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-eset-product-installers-on-windows-fixed
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-5028 weaknesses.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-5028 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-5028 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]

    Jul. 11, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Installation file of ESET security products on Windows allow an attacker to misuse to delete an arbitrary file without having the permissions to do so.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
    Added CWE CWE-269
    Added Reference https://support.eset.com/en/ca8838-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-eset-product-installers-on-windows-fixed
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
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