Local privilege escalation in ESET Management Agent for Windows
Priority LOW 35CWE-367Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Local privilege escalation vulnerability via insecure temporary batch file execution in ESET Management Agent
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00131 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Management Agent | up to 12.5.2104.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ESET Management Agent VendorESET, spol. s r.o. Affected up to 12.5.2104.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:eset:management_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 12.5.2104.0 | Vulnerable | ESET, spol. s r.o. |
- cpe:2.3:a:eset:management_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 12.5.2104.0 Vulnerable ·ESET, spol. s r.o.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13818
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mc8x-4j6m-qj3r
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-13818 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-13818 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mc8x-4j6m-qj3r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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