CVE-2025-10549: CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element in EfficientLab, LLC Controlio
EfficientLab Controlio before v1.3.95 contains a DLL hijacking vulnerability caused by weak folder permissions in the installation directory. A local attacker can place a specially crafted DLL in this directory and achieve arbitrary code execution with highest privileges, because the affected service runs as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2025-10549 is a DLL hijacking vulnerability in EfficientLab Controlio before version 1.3.95 caused by weak folder permissions in the installation directory. A local attacker with high privileges can exploit this by placing a crafted DLL in the directory, which the service running as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM will load, leading to arbitrary code execution with system-level privileges. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element) and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.1 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N). There is no vendor advisory or patch available at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a local attacker with high privileges to execute arbitrary code with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges due to DLL hijacking via weak folder permissions. This can lead to elevated impact on integrity and limited impact on confidentiality, but no impact on availability is indicated. The vulnerability does not appear to be exploited in the wild currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only and review folder permissions on the installation directory to prevent unauthorized DLL placement.
CVE-2025-10549: CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element in EfficientLab, LLC Controlio
Description
EfficientLab Controlio before v1.3.95 contains a DLL hijacking vulnerability caused by weak folder permissions in the installation directory. A local attacker can place a specially crafted DLL in this directory and achieve arbitrary code execution with highest privileges, because the affected service runs as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.1medium
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-10549 is a DLL hijacking vulnerability in EfficientLab Controlio before version 1.3.95 caused by weak folder permissions in the installation directory. A local attacker with high privileges can exploit this by placing a crafted DLL in the directory, which the service running as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM will load, leading to arbitrary code execution with system-level privileges. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element) and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.1 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N). There is no vendor advisory or patch available at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a local attacker with high privileges to execute arbitrary code with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges due to DLL hijacking via weak folder permissions. This can lead to elevated impact on integrity and limited impact on confidentiality, but no impact on availability is indicated. The vulnerability does not appear to be exploited in the wild currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only and review folder permissions on the installation directory to prevent unauthorized DLL placement.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- SEC-VLab
- Date Reserved
- 2025-09-16T11:59:48.866Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69e9c86d87115cfb68c533f3
Added to database: 4/23/2026, 7:21:17 AM
Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 2:09:38 AM
Last updated: 6/7/2026, 7:56:24 AM
Views: 64
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