CVE-2025-37735
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CVE-2025-37735 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7/10 on the CVSS scale. Improper preservation of permissions in Elastic Defend on Windows hosts can lead to arbitrary files on the system being deleted by the Defend service running as SYSTEM. In some cases, this could result in local privilege escalation.. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Improper preservation of permissions in Elastic Defend on Windows hosts can lead to arbitrary files on the system being deleted by the Defend service running as SYSTEM. In some cases, this could result in local privilege escalation.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
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Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Deferred
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