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CVE-2025-52094

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-08-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-732

Description

Insecure Permissions vulnerability in PDQ Smart Deploy V.3.0.2040 allows a local attacker to execute arbtirary code via the \HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup\SmartDeploy component

Affected products

• Pdq Smart Deploy: before 3.0.2046 — fixed in 3.0.2046

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Pdq Smart Deploy 3.0.2046. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://specterops.io/blog/2025/08/12/hklmsystemsetupsmartdeploy-the-static-keys-to-abusing-pdq-smartdeploy/
• https://www.pdq.com/
• https://www.pdq.com/products/smartdeploy/

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