SmcGui.exe in Sygate Protection Agent 5.0 build 6144 allows local users to obtain…
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
SmcGui.exe in Sygate Protection Agent 5.0 build 6144 allows local users to obtain management control over the agent by executing the GUI (SmcGui.exe) and then killing the process, which causes the privileged management GUI to launch.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00437 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sygate_technologies:protection_agent:5.0_build_6144:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0_build_6144 | Vulnerable | Sygate Technologies |
- cpe:2.3:a:sygate_technologies:protection_agent:5.0_build_6144:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0_build_6144 Vulnerable ·Sygate Technologies
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4525
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c927-pmgv-cmrp
References
Sources
- CVE-2005-4525 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-4525 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c927-pmgv-cmrp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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