Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Power Archiver 22.00.11 and earlier reportedly contains a remotely exploitable flaw in powerarc.exe. An unauthenticated attacker could gain elevated privileges and run arbitrary code, potentially compromising affected systems and their data without user interaction.
Executive priority
Treat as an urgent inventory and remediation issue because the published severity indicates unauthenticated remote code execution with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Prioritise internet-facing or business-critical systems, while recognising that the sparse product data and absent named fix require vendor confirmation.
Technical view
CVE-2025-50329 is described as a protection-mechanism failure, classified as CWE-693. Its CVSS 3.1 score is 9.8, with network access, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction. The published record does not explain the vulnerable mechanism or attack pathway in detail.
Likely exposure
Systems running Power Archiver 22.00.11 or earlier may be exposed. The CVE's structured affected-product data is incomplete, listing vendor, product, and versions as unavailable, so organisations should confirm applicability through software inventory and vendor guidance.
Exploitation context
The supplied record does not identify confirmed active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked as included in CISA KEV. A public research reference exists, but the bundle provides insufficient evidence to determine exploit reliability, prevalence, or observed attacks.
Researcher notes
The record asserts exploitation through powerarc.exe but provides limited root-cause detail. CWE-693 is broad, and the structured affected fields are unavailable despite the narrative naming Power Archiver 22.00.11 and earlier. Do not infer additional affected editions, components, configurations, or a patch version without further vendor evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Identify Power Archiver installations and prioritise systems running version 22.00.11 or earlier.
- Check ConeXware guidance for a corrected release or officially supported mitigation.
- Restrict relevant network exposure where operationally feasible until remediation is confirmed.
- Remove or disable unnecessary affected installations using normal change-control procedures.
- Increase monitoring around powerarc.exe and preserve suspicious endpoint telemetry.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed Power Archiver versions using approved asset and software inventory sources.
- Verify remediation status against current ConeXware release or advisory information.
- Review EDR telemetry for anomalous powerarc.exe execution, child processes, network activity, or privilege changes.
- Confirm temporary network restrictions remain effective on affected systems.
- Retest affected assets after remediation without using public exploit material.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.powerarchiver.com/CVE reference, mitre
- https://github.com/OV-0-VO/Public-references/blob/main/CVE-2025-50329.mdCVE reference, mitre
- https://github.com/OV-0-VO/Public-references/commit/20437207859288ad1502fed2caebc38be27a3450CVE reference, mitre
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CWE details
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Protection Mechanism Failure
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