CVE-2025-46014: n/a
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 36% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
AI-suggested
To mitigate this vulnerability, European organizations and users should take the following specific actions: 1) Immediately audit all systems running Honor PC Manager version 16.0.0.118 or similar versions to identify affected installations. 2) Restrict local user permissions and enforce the principle of least privilege to minimize the risk of local exploitation. 3) Monitor and control access to named pipes and inter-process communication channels using Windows security policies or third-party endpoint protection tools that can detect anomalous pipe access. 4) Disable or uninstall Honor PC Manager if it is not essential to business operations until a vendor patch is released. 5) Engage with Honor Device Co., Ltd or authorized support channels to obtain updates or patches addressing this vulnerability. 6) Implement endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions capable of detecting privilege escalation attempts and unusual inter-process communications. 7) Educate users about the risks of local privilege escalation and enforce strong physical security controls to prevent unauthorized local access to devices.
Description
Several services in Honor Device Co., Ltd Honor PC Manager v16.0.0.118 was discovered to connect services to the named pipe iMateBookAssistant with default or overly permissive security attributes, leading to a privilege escalation.