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High · 7.0 CVE-2025-25011 EUVD-2025-23060GHSA-h425-rqxh-h66f

Beats Uncontrolled Search Path Element can lead to Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) when using the Windows Installer

Published Jul 30, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026 · Assigned by elastic

Description

An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability can lead to local privilege Escalation (LPE) via Insecure Directory Permissions. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of directory permissions. An attacker with local access may exploit this flaw to move and delete arbitrary files, potentially gaining SYSTEM privileges.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Elastic Beats 8.0.0 – < 9.1.0 9.1.0

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