DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43715

Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43715
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43715.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43715
Upstream
Published
2025-04-17T03:15:16Z
Modified
2025-09-18T05:18:16Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) before 3.11 on Windows allows local users to escalate privileges to SYSTEM during an installation, because the temporary plugins directory is created under %WINDIR%\temp and unprivileged users can place a crafted executable file by winning a race condition. This occurs because EW_CREATEDIR does not always set the CreateRestrictedDirectory error flag.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / nsis

Package

Name
nsis
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nsis?arch=source

Affected ranges

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / nsis

Package

Name
nsis
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nsis?arch=source

Affected ranges

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / nsis

Package

Name
nsis
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nsis?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.11-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / nsis

Package

Name
nsis
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nsis?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.11-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}