CVE-2025-34109
Panda Security PSEvents.exe Insecure DLL Loading Privilege Escalation
HIGH 8.5EPSS 0.4%
PSEvents.exe in multiple Panda Security products runs hourly with SYSTEM privileges and loads DLL files from a user-writable directory without proper validation. An attacker with low-privileged access who can write DLL files to the monitored directory can achieve arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges. Affected products include Panda Global Protection 2016, Panda Antivirus Pro 2016, Panda Small Business Protection, and Panda Internet Security 2016 (all versions up to 16.1.2).
- Affected
- Panda Security · Panda Global Protection 2016 · Panda Antivirus Pro 2016 · Panda Small Business Protection · Panda Internet Security 2016
- CVSS v4.0 VULNCHECK
- 8.5 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS
- 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 33rd percentile
- Published
- 2025-07-15
- Updated
- 2026-05-15
Proof-of-concept exploits (2)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40020
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/win…