Vulnerability · Published Sep 2, 2025 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2025-8614NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity uncontrolled search path in NoMachine from NoMachine. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of OpenSSL. The product loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-26766.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
NoMachine	NoMachine	Nomachine agent 8.16.1

Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-25-835 x_research-advisory
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