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Description

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).

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-04-15 | Published 2025-07-15 | Updated 2026-05-15 | Assigner VulnCheck




HIGH: 8.5CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Problem types

CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Product status

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unaffected

Any version
affected

Default status
unaffected

Any version
affected

Default status
unaffected

Any version
affected

Default status
unaffected

Any version
affected

Credits

Security-Assessment.com finder

References

web.archive.org/...ndasecurity.com/uk/support/card?id=100053 vendor-advisory patch

raw.githubusercontent.com/...windows/local/panda_psevents.rb exploit

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40020 exploit

web.archive.org/...Panda Security - Privilege Escalation.pdf third-party-advisory technical-description

www.vulncheck.com/...secure-dll-loading-privilege-escalation third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2025-34109)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-34109)

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