PT-2025-34379 · Pdq · Pdq Smart Deploy

Garrett Foster · Published 2025-08-22 · Updated 2025-08-27 · CVE-2025-52095

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: PDQ Smart Deploy version 3.0.2040

Description: An issue allows an attacker to escalate privileges via the credential encryption routines in SDCommon.dll.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-522

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-52095

Affected Products

Pdq Smart Deploy

References · 8

• 🔥 https://specterops.io/blog/2025/08/12/hklmsystemsetupsmartdeploy-the-static-keys-to-abusing-pdq-smartdeploy · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-52095 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-52095 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/133467 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1960658613208297564 · Twitter Post
• https://pdq.com/products/smartdeploy · Note
• https://pdq.com · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1958919771182784591 · Twitter Post