uTorrent Guest Account privileges management

published 2022-06-17 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-13816

cvss: 6.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in uTorrent. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Guest Account. The manipulation leads to privilege escalation. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 18 mo ago (2025-04-14)

Exploit prediction

0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

bugs.chromium.org https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?id.113807 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

unspecified uTorrent

Classification

Weakness

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

bugs.chromium.org /p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524
exploit, issue-tracking, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?id.113807
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp /~m-mat/MT/efaq.html
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-25044
NVD CVE-2018-25044

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Summary