Vulnerability · CVE-2025-8614
NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.
Published Sep 2, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 19, 2026 · NoMachine NoMachine
Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-8614. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of NoMachine NoMachine is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Same product and reporting
- CVE-2026-111184 · High
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- Severity
- High7.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.27%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe nomachine/nomachine · vendor NoMachine NoMachine Nomachine agent 8.16.1
NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. 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 OpenSSL. The product loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-26766.
Are you affected?
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- cpe nomachine/nomachineversion unspecified
- vendor NoMachine NoMachine Nomachine agent 8.16.1Nomachine agent 8.16.1
How to fix CVE-2025-8614
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in Nomachine agent 8.16.1
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-8614. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of NoMachine NoMachine is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with NoMachine NoMachine Nomachine agent 8.16.1 Nomachine agent 8.16.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element. EPSS 0.27%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 2, 2025 · NIST NVD
Detected
NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. 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 OpenSSL. The product lo
Oct 19, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. 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 OpenSSL. The product lo
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-8614
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-8614
30-day exploitation probability 0.27%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-26446
NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target sys
euvd.enisa.europa.eu - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-8614
NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target sy
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
- EUVDOct 22, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
- NIST NVDOct 19, 2026