TI-2025-32480 Aliases CVE-2025-52094 GHSA-qwcj-864r-p95m

Insecure Permissions vulnerability in PDQ Smart Deploy V.3.0.2040 allows a local attacker…

LOW 35CWE-732Published 2025-08-22 · Updated 2025-08-26

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Insecure Permissions vulnerability in PDQ Smart Deploy V.3.0.2040 allows a local attacker to execute arbtirary code via the \HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup\SmartDeploy component

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00198 9th 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

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

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:pdq:smart_deploy::::::::	before 3.0.2046	Vulnerable	Pdq

cpe:2.3:a:pdq:smart_deploy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.0.2046 Vulnerable ·Pdq

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-52094
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwcj-864r-p95m

References

Exploit 1

https://specterops.io/blog/2025/08/12/hklmsystemsetupsmartdeploy-the-static-keys-to-abusing-pdq-smartdeploy/

Other 2

TI-2025-32481 An issue in PDQ Smart Deploy V.3.0.2040 allows an attacker to escalate privileges via the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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