CVE-2019-25568

CRITICAL

Memu Play 6.0.7 Privilege Escalation via Insecure File Permissions

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-25568. PoCs published by Alejandra Sánchez.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a privilege escalation vulnerability in Memu Play 6.0.7 due to insecure file permissions on the MemuService.exe file. A low-privilege user can replace the executable with a malicious one, which executes with SYSTEM privileges upon system restart.

Description

Memu Play 6.0.7 contains an insecure file permissions vulnerability that allows low-privilege users to escalate privileges by replacing the MemuService.exe executable. Attackers can rename and overwrite MemuService.exe in the installation directory with a malicious executable, which executes with system-level privileges when the service restarts after a computer reboot.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Alejandra Sánchez · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46437

This exploit demonstrates a privilege escalation vulnerability in Memu Play 6.0.7 due to insecure file permissions on the MemuService.exe file. A low-privilege user can replace the executable with a malicious one, which executes with SYSTEM privileges upon system restart.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Memu Play 6.0.7
Auth required
Prerequisites: local low-privilege access · ability to restart the victim machine
devstral-2 · analyzed Mar 21, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit exploit
ExploitDB-46437
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46437
Product product
Official Product Homepage
https://www.memuplay.com/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: Memu Play 6.0.7 Privilege Escalation via Insecure File Permissions
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/memu-play-privilege-escalation-via-insecure-file-permissions

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0032
EPSS Percentile 23.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-306
Status published
Products (2)
Memuplay/Memu Play 6.0.7
microvirt/memu < 6.0.7
Published Mar 21, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 21, 2026