Privilege escalation in Microsoft System Center
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2025-27743 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-426 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH System Center Service Manager Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH System Center Orchestrator Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH System Center Data Protection Manager Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH System Center Virtual Machine Manager Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH |
| Vendor | Microsoft |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Untrusted search path
EUVDB-ID: #VU107160
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-27743
CWE-ID:
CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of an untrusted search path in Microsoft System Center. A local user can gain elevated privileges on the target system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsMicrosoft System Center Operations Manager: 2019 - 2025
System Center Service Manager: 2019 - 2025
System Center Orchestrator: 2019 - 2025
System Center Data Protection Manager: 2019 - 2025
System Center Virtual Machine Manager: 2019 - 2025
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:microsoft_system_center_operations_manager:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:microsoft_system_center_operations_manager:2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:microsoft_system_center_operations_manager:2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:system_center_service_manager:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:system_center_service_manager:2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:system_center_service_manager:2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:system_center_orchestrator:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:system_center_orchestrator:2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:system_center_orchestrator:2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:system_center_data_protection_manager:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:system_center_virtual_machine_manager:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2025-27743
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
