First published: Wed Apr 23 2025(Updated: )
CarlinKit CPC200-CCPA Missing Root of Trust Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of CarlinKit CPC200-CCPA devices. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the application system-on-chip (SoC). The issue results from the lack of a properly configured hardware root of trust. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the boot process. Was ZDI-CAN-25948.
Credit: zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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CarlinKit CPC200-CCPA |
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CVE-2025-2762 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.
To mitigate CVE-2025-2762, it is recommended to apply the latest security patches provided by CarlinKit for the CPC200-CCPA device.
CVE-2025-2762 enables local privilege escalation attacks on affected CarlinKit CPC200-CCPA installations.
CVE-2025-2762 affects users of the CarlinKit CPC200-CCPA devices that have not been updated.
To exploit CVE-2025-2762, an attacker must first have the ability to execute low-privileged code on the affected device.