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JetBrains Rider < 2025.2.5 Local Privilege Escalation

medium Nessus Plugin ID 282473

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of JetBrains Rider installed on the remote host is prior to 2025.2.5. It is, therefore, affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability:

 - In JetBrains ReSharper, Rider and dotTrace before 2025.2.5 local privilege escalation was possible via race condition. (CVE-2025-64457)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to JetBrains Rider version 2025.2.5 or later.

See Also

https://www.jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues-fixed/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 282473

File Name: jetbrains_rider_2025_2_5.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Windows

Published: 1/8/2026

Updated: 1/9/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-64457

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:jetbrains:rider

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/JetBrains Rider

Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-64457

IAVB: 2026-B-0005