{"id":84694,"date":"2025-10-26T23:34:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T23:34:48","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-30T11:20:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T17:20:30","slug":"cve-2025-36905-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-gxp-mapping-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36905-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-gxp-mapping-c\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-36905: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in gxp_mapping.c<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-36905 vulnerability is a critical flaw found in the gxp_mapping_create function of the gxp_mapping.c file, allowing potential privilege escalation due to a logic error. This vulnerability significantly affects users and system administrators as it may lead to system compromise or data leakage, even without any user interaction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-36905<br \/>\nSeverity: High, CVSS Score 7.8<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Not Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20681-wlan-ap-driver-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91599\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3241614487\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>gxp_mapping.c | All versions prior to patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27025-high-risk-directory-traversal-vulnerability-due-to-unsecure-tcp-port-endpoint-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91960\">vulnerability occurs due<\/a> to a logic error in the gxp_mapping_create function of the gxp_mapping.c file. An attacker can exploit this flaw to escalate their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32706-windows-common-log-file-system-driver-privilege-elevation-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91742\">privileges within the system<\/a>, bypassing the normal privilege checks that the system has in place. This can be done <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20683-local-privilege-escalation-due-to-incorrect-bounds-check-in-wlan-ap-driver\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91798\">locally without any additional execution privileges<\/a> or user interaction, making it a serious threat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3876824729\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how an attacker might take advantage of this vulnerability:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">#include &lt;stdio.h&gt;\n#include &quot;gxp_mapping.h&quot;\nint main() {\n\/\/ Create an object with escalated privileges\nstruct gxp_mapping *gxp = gxp_mapping_create();\n\/\/ Exploit the logic error to gain escalated privileges\ngxp-&gt;privilege = &quot;root&quot;;\n\/\/ Execute a command with escalated privileges\nsystem_with_privilege(&quot;rm -rf \/&quot;, gxp);\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This is a hypothetical example, but it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30330-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-illustrator-versions-29-3-28-7-5-and-earlier\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91688\">illustrates the kind of danger this vulnerability<\/a> poses. An attacker could potentially execute any command with escalated privileges, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30325-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-photoshop-desktop-versions-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91643\">leading to total system<\/a> compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best way to protect against this vulnerability is to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. Regularly monitor and update your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30385-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-windows-common-log-file-system-driver\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91838\">systems to protect against such vulnerabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-36905 vulnerability is a critical flaw found in the gxp_mapping_create function of the gxp_mapping.c file, allowing potential privilege escalation due to a logic error. This vulnerability significantly affects users and system administrators as it may lead to system compromise or data leakage, even without any user interaction. 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