CVE-2025-49148
ClipShare Server Allows Local Privilege Escalation via DLL Hijacking
Severity Score
7.3
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions
ClipShare is a lightweight and cross-platform tool for clipboard sharing. Prior to 3.8.5, ClipShare Server for Windows uses the default Windows DLL search order and loads system libraries like CRYPTBASE.dll and WindowsCodecs.dll from its own directory before the system path. A local, non-privileged user who can write to the folder containing clip_share.exe can place malicious DLLs there, leading to arbitrary code execution in the context of the server, and, if launched by an Administrator (or another elevated user), it results in a reliable local privilege escalation. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.8.5.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Attend
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2025-06-02 CVE Reserved
- 2025-06-11 CVE Published
- 2025-06-11 CVE Updated
- 2025-06-12 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CAPEC
References (1)
URL | Tag | Source |
---|---|---|
https://github.com/thevindu-w/clip_share_server/security/advisories/GHSA-rc47-h83g-2r8j | X_refsource_confirm |
URL | Date | SRC |
---|
URL | Date | SRC |
---|
URL | Date | SRC |
---|
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Thevindu-w Search vendor "Thevindu-w" | Clip Share Server Search vendor "Thevindu-w" for product "Clip Share Server" | < 3.8.5 Search vendor "Thevindu-w" for product "Clip Share Server" and version " < 3.8.5" | en |
Affected
|