CVE-2025-14496 json
RealDefense SUPERAntiSpyware Exposed Dangerous Function Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
published 2025-12-23 10 mo ago modified 2026-10-19 20 d ago also EUVD-2025-205018
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
RealDefense SUPERAntiSpyware Exposed Dangerous Function Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of RealDefense SUPERAntiSpyware. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the SAS Core Service. The issue results from an exposed dangerous function. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-27678.
Patch / fix
- superantispyware superantispyware 10.0.1280
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 10 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- RealDefense SUPERAntiSpyware
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-749 Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
References
-
zerodayinitiative.com
/advisories/ZDI-25-1171/
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-14496
- NVD CVE-2025-14496
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