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CVE-2025-1549

MEDIUMCVSS 6.3/10EPSS 0.12%

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CVE-2025-1549 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.3/10 on the CVSS scale. A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client on Windows enables a local user to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the Windows system. This vulnerability is an additional unmitigated attack path for CVE-2024-4944. This vulnerability is resolved in the Mobile VPN with SSL client for Windows version 12.11.5. EPSS estimates a 0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client on Windows enables a local user to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the Windows system. This vulnerability is an additional unmitigated attack path for CVE-2024-4944. This vulnerability is resolved in the Mobile VPN with SSL client for Windows version 12.11.5

Metrics

CVSS 4.0
6.3/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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

EPSS Probability
0.12%

2.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

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Timeline

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Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-1549?
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client on Windows enables a local user to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the Windows system. This vulnerability is an additional unmitigated attack path for CVE-2024-4944. This vulnerability is resolved in the Mobile VPN with SSL client for Windows version 12.11.5
How severe is CVE-2025-1549?
CVE-2025-1549 has a CVSS score of 6.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.12% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1549?
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Source: NVD / NIST