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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-25044 · published 17 June 2022

CVE-2018-25044: Bittorrent utorrent improper privilege management vulnerability

Bittorrent · Utorrent

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in uTorrent. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Guest Account. The manipulation leads to privilege escalation. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.98% · top 39.3% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.8
0.98%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in uTorrent. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Guest Account. The manipulation leads to privilege escalation. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/efaq.html Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524 ExploitIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.113807 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/efaq.html Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524 ExploitIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.113807 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-25044), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.