CVE-2025-1789
Local privilege escalation in Genetec Update Service. An authenticated, low-privileged, Windows...
Local privilege escalation in Genetec Update Service. An authenticated, low-privileged, Windows user could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the affected system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Local privilege escalation in Genetec Update Service. An authenticated, low-privileged, Windows user could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the affected system.
- Record
CVE-2025-1789- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/CR:H/IR:H/AR:H/MVC:H/MVI:H/MVA:H/MSI:H/MSA:H/S:P/AU:N/V:C - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-208100
Local privilege escalation in Genetec Update Service. An authenticated, low-privileged, Windows user could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the affected system.
- Record
EUVD-2025-208100- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/CR:H/IR:H/AR:H/MVC:H/MVI:H/MVA:H/MSI:H/MSA:H/S:P/AU:N/V:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xph9-72vf-6x2f
Local privilege escalation in Genetec Update Service. An authenticated, low-privileged, Windows...
Local privilege escalation in Genetec Update Service. An authenticated, low-privileged, Windows user could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the affected system.
- Record
GHSA-xph9-72vf-6x2f- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/CR:H/IR:H/AR:H/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:H/MVI:H/MVA:H/MSC:X/MSI:H/MSA:H/S:P/AU:N/R:X/V:C/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Local privilege escalation in Genetec Update Service. An authenticated, low-privileged, Windows user could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the affected system.
- Record
CVE-2025-1789- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/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:P/AU:N/R:X/V:C/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-1789 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Genetec Update Service, published February 24, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.12%, the 1st percentile. No source names a fixed version.