The service executable path in Seagate Toolkit on Versions prior to 2.34.0.33 on Windows…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-428.
Summary
The service executable path in Seagate Toolkit on Versions prior to 2.34.0.33 on Windows allows an attacker with Admin privileges to exploit a vulnerability as classified under CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element. An attacker with write permissions to the root could place a malicious Program.exe file, which would execute with SYSTEM privileges.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Toolkit (Seagate) Fixed in 2.34.0.33
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9043
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wqhq-2hf2-282r
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-9043 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-9043 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wqhq-2hf2-282r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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