CVE-2025-27813
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMSI Center before 2.0.52.0 has Missing PE Signature Validation.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMSI Center before version 2.0.52.0 fails to validate digital signatures on Portable Executable (PE) files before loading them. This missing signature validation could allow an attacker to substitute untrusted or malicious executables that the application would then load and execute, potentially achieving code execution with the application's privileges.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if MSI Center is installedLook for MSI Center in the Windows Start Menu, or check Program Files/Program Files (x86) for an MSI Center folder. On Windows, you can also check the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for an entry named 'MSI Center' or check Add/Remove Programs.Affected if MSI Center is not found on the system, the system is not affected.
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Determine the installed MSI Center versionIf installed, locate the version information. Common methods: Right-click the MSI Center executable in its install directory and select Properties > Details, or open MSI Center and look for version information in the About/Help section. The executable is typically named MSICenter.exe or similar in the install folder.Affected if The installed version number cannot be determined or the version is below 2.0.52.0.
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Compare your version to the affected rangeTake the version number found (for example, 2.0.50.0, 2.0.51.0, etc.) and compare it to 2.0.52.0. Any version lower than 2.0.52.0 is in the affected range.Affected if The installed version is any version before 2.0.52.0, for example 2.0.50.0 or 2.0.51.0.
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Identify PE file loading behavior (optional context)This step is for context only: the vulnerability manifests when MSI Center loads PE files (executables) without validating their digital signatures. If you have logs or monitoring, look for PE file loading operations by MSI Center.Affected if This check provides context but does not independently determine vulnerability status; version comparison is the primary indicator.
You are affected if MSI Center is installed and the installed version is below 2.0.52.0.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpdate MSI Center to version 2.0.52.0 or later, which implements proper PE signature validation.
MSI Center 2.0.52.0
- Navigate to the official MSI support website or MSI Center download page
- Download MSI Center version 2.0.52.0 or later
- Run the installer with administrator privileges
- Follow the on-screen installation prompts to complete the upgrade
- Restart the system if prompted
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-27813 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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