CVE-2025-56503
Sublime Text Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
An issue in Sublime HQ Pty Ltd Sublime Text 4 4200 allows authenticated attackers with low-level privileges to escalate privileges to Administrator via replacing the uninstall file with a crafted binary in the installation folder.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 10, 2025, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 10, 2025, 8:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-56503
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
Solution
- Apply vendor patches to restrict installation folder write access.
- Limit privileges for authenticated users.
- Monitor installation directory for unauthorized file modifications.
- Scan all executable files for malicious content.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-56503 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-56503
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 10, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description An issue in Sublime HQ Pty Ltd Sublime Text 4 4200 allows authenticated attackers with low-level privileges to escalate privileges to Administrator via replacing the uninstall file with a crafted binary in the installation folder. Added Reference https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aP4S-WdFUL9ocNOucioIqxOgzreZ6Ey7/view?usp=sharing Added Reference https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QDi9_RKJO-Gi_8jkHJKi7QV1Tajqh4WT/view?usp=sharing Added Reference https://github.com/secxplorers/CVE-2025-56503