High – 7
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

PT-2025-140: Local Privilege Escalation in Alpha.Diagnostics

Error type:

  • CWE-427:Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Vulnerability vector:

  • Base vulnerability score (CVSSv4.0): CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

  • Severity (CVSSv4.0): 7.0 (High)

Description:

The vulnerability was identified in Alpha.Diagnostics, versions 2.2.3.13.

The discovered vulnerability allows an attacker to to achieve local privilege escalation (LPE) due to misconfigured permissions on the folder from which a system service is started.

Vulnerability status: Confirmed by vendor

Date of vulnerability remediation: 19.06.2025

Recommendations:

  • Update to version Alpha.Diagnostics_v2.2.3.14_ru or higher

Researcher: Nikolay Frolov (Positive Technologies)

Identifiers:

BDU:2025-08808

Vendor:

АО «Атомик-Софт»

Vulnerable product:

Alpha.Diagnostics

Vulnerable versions:

2.2.3.13