CVE-2025-53841
Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent Privilege Escalation
Description
The GC-AGENTS-SERVICE running as part of Akamai´s Guardicore Platform Agent for Windows versions prior to v49.20.1, v50.15.0, v51.12.0, v52.2.0 is affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability. The service will attempt to read an OpenSSL configuration file from a non-existent location that standard Windows users have default write access to. This allows an unprivileged local user to create a crafted "openssl.cnf" file in that location and, by specifying the path to a custom DLL file in a custom OpenSSL engine definition, execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the Guardicore Agent process. Since Guardicore Agent runs with SYSTEM privileges, this permits an unprivileged user to fully elevate privileges to SYSTEM level in this manner.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 3, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 10, 2025, 8:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-53841
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update agent to version 52.1.1 or later.
- Update agent to version 51.12.0 or later.
- Update agent to version 50.15.0 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-53841
weaknesses.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 10, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.akamai.com/blog/security/advisory-cve-2025-53841-guardicore-local-privilege-escalation -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 05, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent before 52.1.1 allows an unprivileged user to fully elevate privileges to SYSTEM. This affects versions before 50.15.0, 51.12.0, and 52.1.1. The GC-AGENTS-SERVICE running as part of Akamai´s Guardicore Platform Agent for Windows versions prior to v49.20.1, v50.15.0, v51.12.0, v52.2.0 is affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability. The service will attempt to read an OpenSSL configuration file from a non-existent location that standard Windows users have default write access to. This allows an unprivileged local user to create a crafted "openssl.cnf" file in that location and, by specifying the path to a custom DLL file in a custom OpenSSL engine definition, execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the Guardicore Agent process. Since Guardicore Agent runs with SYSTEM privileges, this permits an unprivileged user to fully elevate privileges to SYSTEM level in this manner. -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Akamai Guardicore Platform Agent before 52.1.1 allows an unprivileged user to fully elevate privileges to SYSTEM. This affects versions before 50.15.0, 51.12.0, and 52.1.1. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-829 Added Reference https://community.akamai.com/customers/s/article/Windows-Agent-Vulnerability-Summary-and-Resolution Added Reference https://techdocs.akamai.com/guardicore-platform-agent/changelog Added Reference https://www.tuv.com/landingpage/en/vulnerability-disclosure/