CVE-2025-51726

HIGH

CyberGhostVPNSetup.exe - Cryptographic Hash Collision

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2025-51726. PoCs published by meisterlos.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository provides a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2025-51726, demonstrating two vulnerabilities: weak SHA-1 hash in code signing and missing High Entropy ASLR. It includes proof-of-concept evidence, such as forged certificate creation and memory layout analysis, but does not contain functional exploit code.

Description

CyberGhostVPNSetup.exe (Windows installer) is signed using the weak cryptographic hash algorithm SHA-1, which is vulnerable to collision attacks. This allows a malicious actor to craft a fake installer with a forged SHA-1 certificate that may still be accepted by Windows signature verification mechanisms, particularly on systems without strict SmartScreen or trust policy enforcement. Additionally, the installer lacks High Entropy Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), as confirmed by BinSkim (BA2015 rule) and repeated WinDbg analysis. The binary consistently loads into predictable memory ranges, increasing the success rate of memory corruption exploits. These two misconfigurations, when combined, significantly lower the bar for successful supply-chain style attacks or privilege escalation through fake installers.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP
by meisterlos · poc
https://github.com/meisterlos/CVE-2025-51726

The repository provides a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2025-51726, demonstrating two vulnerabilities: weak SHA-1 hash in code signing and missing High Entropy ASLR. It includes proof-of-concept evidence, such as forged certificate creation and memory layout analysis, but does not contain functional exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: CyberGhostVPNSetup.exe
No auth needed
Prerequisites: OpenSSL · signtool.exe · WinDbg · access to target binary
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 8.4
EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 0.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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-327
Status published
Published Aug 04, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026