CVE-2025-52094

HIGH

7.8

Description

Insecure Permissions vulnerability in PDQ Smart Deploy V.3.0.2040 allows a local attacker to execute arbtirary code via the \HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup\SmartDeploy component

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published8/22/2025

Last Modified1/27/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

pdq:smart_deploy

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-732

References

https://specterops.io/blog/2025/08/12/hklmsystemsetupsmartdeploy-the-static-keys-to-abusing-pdq-smartdeploy/(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.pdq.com/(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.pdq.com/products/smartdeploy/(cve@mitre.org)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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