CVE-2025-43922
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 · uneditedThe FileWave Windows client before 16.0.0, in some non-default configurations, allows an unprivileged local user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.
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 confidenceThe FileWave Windows client before version 16.0.0 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows an unprivileged local user to gain SYSTEM-level privileges when the software is configured in certain non-default configurations.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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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Identify installed FileWave Windows client versionOpen Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features, or run 'Get-ItemProperty' in PowerShell for the FileWave installation directory to retrieve the version numberAffected if The installed version is below 16.0.0 (e.g., 15.x.x or earlier)
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Locate FileWave client installation directoryCheck default installation paths such as C:\Program Files\FileWave\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\FileWave\ for the client softwareAffected if FileWave client software exists on the system in any version before 16.0.0
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Determine if non-default configuration is activeReview FileWave client configuration files or service settings for any non-standard configurations that enable elevated privileges or SYSTEM-level access for local usersAffected if Non-default configuration settings that allow unprivileged local users to escalate to SYSTEM-level privileges are enabled
The system is affected if the FileWave Windows client version is below 16.0.0 AND non-default configurations enabling the privilege escalation are present.
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 · scopedUpgrade the FileWave Windows client to version 16.0.0 or later to remediate this privilege escalation vulnerability.
FileWave Windows client 16.0.0
- Identify the current FileWave Windows client version installed on affected systems
- Download FileWave Windows client version 16.0.0 or later from the official FileWave vendor channels
- Deploy the updated client to all affected Windows machines using your standard deployment method
- Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the client version post-deployment
- Test that the client functions normally in your specific configuration
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA3.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-43922 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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