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Improper Privilege ManagementWeakness · CWE-269

CVE-2025-9038

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v4.0 Published 2025-09-22
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in GE Vernova S1 Agile Configuration Software on Windows allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects S1 Agile Configuration Software: 3.1 and previous version.

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 confidence

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in GE Vernova S1 Agile Configuration Software on Windows allows an attacker to escalate privileges from standard user to administrator or system level. This is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting version 3.1 and prior, likely due to insufficient validation of user permissions or improper access controls in the application.

MitigationApply vendor-provided patches or updates to S1 Agile Configuration Software beyond version 3.1. If no patch is available, implement least-privilege access controls, restrict application configuration permissions to administrators only, and monitor for unauthorized privilege changes.

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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
Authentication
X
User interaction
None
Scope
N

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:N/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if S1 Agile Configuration Software is installed
    Check the system for GE Vernova S1 Agile Configuration Software installation. On Windows, review installed programs via Control Panel Programs and Features, or query the Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for entries containing 'S1 Agile' or 'GE Vernova'.
    Affected if The software is present on the system.
  2. Determine the installed version
    Locate the software version information. Common locations include: the application's About or Help menu if accessible, the uninstall entry in Windows Registry, or the executable file properties (right-click the main .exe file and view Details tab).
    Affected if The installed version cannot be determined or is version 3.1 or lower.
  3. Compare version to affected range
    Compare the identified version number against the affected range: version 3.1 and all prior versions are vulnerable.
    Affected if The installed version is 3.1 or any version number lower than 3.1.
  4. Verify current user privilege level
    Determine the privilege level of the account running the S1 Agile Configuration Software. Run 'whoami /groups' or check if the current user is a member of the Administrators group or has elevated tokens.
    Affected if The application is being run by a standard (non-administrator) user, as the vulnerability enables escalation from this baseline privilege.
  5. Check application configuration permissions
    Inspect file system permissions on the S1 Agile installation directory and configuration files. Use icacls or examine the Security tab to see if standard users have Write or Modify permissions to application files, particularly in the config or data directories.
    Affected if Standard users have Write or Modify permissions to application configuration directories or files, which could enable the privilege escalation attack.

A user is affected if GE Vernova S1 Agile Configuration Software version 3.1 or prior is installed and runs on Windows with standard user access, particularly if configuration files are writable by non-privileged accounts.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-provided patches or updates to S1 Agile Configuration Software beyond version 3.1. If no patch is available, implement least-privilege access controls, restrict application configuration permissions to administrators only, and monitor for unauthorized privilege changes.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
20.0 hours of engineering $3,500
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