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TI-2025-19561 Aliases CVE-2025-26624

Local Privilege Escalation in Rufus 4.6 and previous versions

Priority LOW 31CWE-426Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.

Summary

Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives. A DLL hijacking vulnerability in Rufus 4.6.2208 and earlier versions allows an attacker loading and executing a malicious DLL with escalated privileges (since the executable has been granted higher privileges during the time of launch) due to the ability to inject a malicious `cfgmgr32.dll` in the same directory as the executable and have it side load automatically. This is fixed in commit `74dfa49`, which will be part of version 4.7. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as version 4.7 becomes available. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00184 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed rufus (pbatard): 4.7

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
pbatardrufusbefore 4.74.7Patch availableCNA
  • rufus Vendorpbatard Affected before 4.7 Fixed in 4.7 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA rufus (pbatard) Fixed in 4.7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-26624

References

Other 2

Sources

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