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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-54081 · published 23 September 2025

CVE-2025-54081: Lizardbyte sunshine unquoted search path vulnerability

Lizardbyte · Sunshine

Sunshine is a self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. Prior to version 2025.923.33222, the Windows service SunshineService is installed with an unquoted executable path. If Sunshine is installed in a directory whose name includes a space, the Service Control Manager (SCM) interprets the path incrementally and may execute a malicious binary placed earlier in the search string. This issue has been patched in version 2025.923.33222.

7.0 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.23% · top 87.4% CWE-428 · Unquoted search path
7.0CVSS 3.1 base score
0.23%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Sunshine is a self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. Prior to version 2025.923.33222, the Windows service SunshineService is installed with an unquoted executable path. If Sunshine is installed in a directory whose name includes a space, the Service Control Manager (SCM) interprets the path incrementally and may execute a malicious binary placed earlier in the search string. This issue has been patched in version 2025.923.33222.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/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
https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/commit/f22b00d6981f756d3531fba0028723d4a5065824 Patch
https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/releases/tag/v2025.923.33222 Release Notes
https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/security/advisories/GHSA-6p7j-5v8v-w45h ExploitVendor Advisory
https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/security/advisories/GHSA-6p7j-5v8v-w45h ExploitVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-54081), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.