Vulnerability · Published Jul 15, 2025 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2025-34109Panda Security PSEvents.exe Insecure DLL Loading Privilege Escalation
High 8.5
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled search path in Panda Antivirus Pro 2016 from Panda Security. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 34% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit.
Official description
PSEvents.exe in multiple Panda Security products runs hourly with SYSTEM privileges and loads DLL files from a user-writable directory without proper validation. An attacker with low-privileged access who can write DLL files to the monitored directory can achieve arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges. Affected products include Panda Global Protection 2016, Panda Antivirus Pro 2016, Panda Small Business Protection, and Panda Internet Security 2016 (all versions up to 16.1.2).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Panda Security | Panda Global Protection 2016 | 0 – through 16.1.2 |
| Panda Security | Panda Antivirus Pro 2016 | 0 – through 16.1.2 |
| Panda Security | Panda Small Business Protection | 0 – through 16.1.2 |
| Panda Security | Panda Internet Security 2016 | 0 – through 16.1.2 |
Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160704105329/http://www.pandasecurity.com/uk/support/card?id=100053 vendor-advisory, patch
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/local/panda_psevents.rb exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40020 exploit
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170415211828/http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/Panda%20Security%20-%20Privilege%20Escalation.pdf third-party-advisory, technical-description
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/panda-security-psevents-insecure-dll-loading-privilege-escalation third-party-advisory