CVE-2025-43715

high

Description

Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) before 3.11 on Windows allows local users to escalate privileges to SYSTEM during an installation, because the temporary plugins directory is created under %WINDIR%\temp and unprivileged users can place a crafted executable file by winning a race condition. This occurs because EW_CREATEDIR does not always set the CreateRestrictedDirectory error flag.

References

https://sourceforge.net/p/nsis/bugs/1315/

https://nsis.sourceforge.io/Docs/AppendixF.html#v3.11-rl

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-04-17

Updated: 2025-04-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00013