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CVE-2025-35471 Detail

Description

conda-forge openssl-feedstock before 066e83c (2024-05-20), on Microsoft Windows, configures OpenSSL to use an OPENSSLDIR file path that can be written to by non-privilged local users. By writing a specially crafted openssl.cnf file in OPENSSLDIR, a non-privileged local user can execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user or process loading openssl-feedstock DLLs. Miniforge before 24.5.0 is also affected.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
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Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government
CVSS-B 7.0 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/conda-forge/openssl-feedstock/commit/066e83c5226bafe90a9c0575b077ce30cd5f5921 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government
https://github.com/conda-forge/openssl-feedstock/issues/201 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-35471
NVD Published Date:
05/12/2025
NVD Last Modified:
05/13/2025
Source:
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government