DriveLock
CVE-2025-67792
HIGH
Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as local unprivileged user
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ExploitManipulate vulnerable DriveLock process
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ExecutionInject arbitrary command execution
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ImpactGain elevated privileges on Windows host
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Least privilege enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires the attacker to already hold an interactive local unprivileged account on a Windows machine running an affected DriveLock agent version (24.1 prior to 24.1.6, 24.2 prior to 24.2.7, or 25.1 prior to 25.1.5), and that agent process must be present and running for the privilege-escalation manipulation to succeed. Limiting factors that reduce real-world risk: there is no remote or network vector (AV:L) and no path to initial access from this flaw alone - the attacker must first obtain local code/command execution as a standard user; single-user, tightly controlled, or already-patched endpoints are not exposed. Exploitation is therefore constrained to environments where untrusted or semi-trusted users share Windows hosts protected by vulnerable DriveLock builds. |
| Impact | This is a credible local privilege escalation issue that should be prioritized on hosts running DriveLock endpoint-security software, though it is not an internet-facing emergency. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 7.8) is internally consistent with the description: a local, already-authenticated low-privileged user manipulates a DriveLock process to run arbitrary commands, yielding full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact - the classic high-severity local EoP profile. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no POC indicator were supplied, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis'; the absence of these signals means there is no evidence of widespread or active exploitation and this should not be treated as a drive-by/remote threat. There is no SSVC decision data in the input. The main signals (local-only attack vector, requirement for pre-existing low-privilege access, and lack of any exploitation evidence) all point the same direction - a genuine but not panic-grade issue whose urgency is highest on multi-user or shared Windows endpoints where untrusted local users exist. No conflicting signals were found; the CVSS vector and the description agree that access is local and authenticated. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already has an unprivileged account on a Windows endpoint protected by a vulnerable DriveLock version abuses the way a DriveLock process handles input or operations, coercing it into executing attacker-supplied commands in a higher-privileged context. This converts low-privileged foothold into effective administrative command execution on the host. No public exploit code was identified in the provided data. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026
Local privilege escalation in DriveLock endpoint-security agents (24.1 before 24.1.6, 24.2 before 24.2.7, and 25.1 before 25.1.5) allows a standard, unprivileged Windows user to manipulate a DriveLock process and execute arbitrary commands with higher privileges, rated CVSS 7.8 (AV:L/PR:L/UI:N, high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact). The flaw requires an attacker to already hold an interactive local account on an affected host, so it is a post-access escalation primitive rather than an initial-access vector; it is not remotely exploitable and there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Risk is concentrated on multi-user or semi-trusted Windows endpoints running vulnerable DriveLock builds, where any local user can leverage the agent's own process to gain system-level control.
RemediationAI
Apply the vendor's fixed builds: upgrade DriveLock 24.1 to 24.1.6 or later, 24.2 to 24.2.7 or later, and 25.1 to 25.1.5 or later, following security bulletin 25-007 at https://drivelock.help/versions/current/web/en/releasenotes/Content/ReleaseNotes_DriveLock/SecurityBulletins/25-007-LocalPrivilegeEsc.htm (vendor-released patch; versions 24.1.6, 24.2.7, and 25.1.5). Because this is a local privilege-escalation flaw that requires an existing unprivileged interactive session, prioritize patching on shared, multi-user, or kiosk-style Windows hosts where untrusted users have logon rights, and confirm the DriveLock agent process restarts into the patched version after upgrade. If immediate upgrade is not possible, compensating controls are limited and come with trade-offs: restrict interactive logon and RDP access to affected machines so only trusted, vetted accounts can obtain a local session (this blocks the primary prerequisite but reduces operational flexibility); run the DriveLock agent under a hardened local policy with application-control allowlisting that prevents unprivileged users from spawning or injecting into the agent binary (may break legitimate agent management tooling); and monitor endpoint telemetry for child processes spawned by the DriveLock agent executing shell or script interpreters from user-writable paths, which is the observable signature of this manipulation. Note that patched endpoints are unaffected and no network-side mitigation exists because the vector is strictly local.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
DriveLock is a Windows endpoint security suite covering device control, full-disk and removable-media encryption, and application control; on managed endpoints it runs a privileged agent/service that mediates policy enforcement and can itself execute commands. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management), meaning the agent does not adequately separate or validate the privileges of the caller when performing a privileged operation - an unprivileged local user can influence or manipulate the DriveLock process so that it executes attacker-supplied commands in the process's higher-privileged context. The CVSS vector confirms the local, low-complexity, low-privilege, no-user-interaction profile (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U), so no network services, no authentication bypass, and no user prompting are required beyond an existing standard-user session. The three affected CPE entries (cpe:2.3:a:drivelock:drivelock) correspond to the 24.1, 24.2, and 25.1 release trains, all of which are fixed in their respective maintenance releases.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Local unprivileged user manipulates a running process (AV:L, PR:L, AC:L, no UI); arbitrary command execution in elevated context yields full C/I/A impact within the same host (S:U).
Primary rating from NVD.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
An issue was discovered in DriveLock 24.1 before 24.1.6, 24.2 before 24.2.7, and 25.1 before 25.1.5. Local unprivileged users can manipulate a DriveLock process to execute arbitrary commands on Windows computers.
Executive ViewAI
DriveLock endpoint-security agents contain a high-severity local privilege escalation flaw that allows any authenticated Windows user to gain system-level control. This poses a significant risk in multi-user or semi-trusted environments, such as shared workstations or kiosks, where a malicious insider or an attacker with a low-privileged account could compromise the entire host. Leadership should prioritize remediation because the vulnerability can lead to full system compromise, impacting data confidentiality, integrity, and availability across affected endpoints.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include restricting interactive local logon to trusted users, enforcing least-privilege policies, monitoring DriveLock process behavior for anomalies, applying application whitelisting to block arbitrary command execution, and isolating or disabling the DriveLock agent on high-risk multi-user systems if operationally feasible.
Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Local privilege escalation in the DriveLock Windows endpoint agent (24.1 before 24.1.6, 24.2 before 24.2.7, and 25.1 bef
DriveLock tenants whose agent-authentication configuration is incomplete can be attacked by unauthenticated remote actor
Privilege escalation in DriveLock allows an authenticated user who holds the 'Manage roles and permissions' privilege to
Cross-site scripting in the DriveLock Operations Center web console (versions 25.1.2 through 25.1.4) lets an attacker in
Privilege escalation in DriveLock via SQL injection lets authenticated remote attackers reach resources normally protect
Unauthenticated directory traversal in the DriveLock endpoint-security agent's web service (TCP 6067 by default) lets re
Unauthenticated information disclosure in DriveLock's web service (default TCP port 4568) lets remote attackers read arb
Unprivileged local users on Windows hosts running affected DriveLock builds (24.1 before 24.1.6, 24.2 before 24.2.7, and
Path traversal in DriveLock's built-in web service exposes arbitrary files readable by the service account to any authen
Incorrect permission assignments on directories and files created by the DriveLock endpoint agent let any local non-admi
Directory traversal in DriveLock's built-in web service (TCP port 4568) permits unauthenticated remote attackers to read
Cross-tenant information disclosure in DriveLock 24.1 (before 24.1.6), 24.2 (before 24.2.7), and 25.1 (before 25.1.5) al
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