CVE-2018-25044: uTorrent Guest Account privileges management

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-06-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

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.

Affected products

uTorrent: all versions

References

http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/efaq.html
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524
https://vuldb.com/?id.113807
http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/efaq.html
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524
https://vuldb.com/?id.113807

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