CVE-2025-5028 json
Arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in ESET product installers
published 2025-07-11 15 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-21123
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 4.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Installation file of ESET security products on Windows
allow an attacker to misuse to delete an arbitrary file without having the permissions to do so.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 15 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- ESET, spol. s.r.o ESET NOD32 Antivirus
- ESET, spol. s.r.o ESET Internet Security
- ESET, spol. s.r.o ESET Smart Security Premium
- ESET, spol. s.r.o ESET Security Ultimate
- ESET, spol. s.r.o ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Windows
- ESET, spol. s.r.o ESET Endpoint Security for Windows
- ESET, spol. s.r.o ESET Small Business Security
- ESET, spol. s.r.o ESET Safe Server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-5028
- NVD CVE-2025-5028
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