CVE-2019-25344
Published: 12 February 2026
Summary
CVE-2019-25344 is a high-severity Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE-732) vulnerability in Wondershare Mobilego. Its CVSS base score is 8.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Services File Permissions Weakness (T1574.010); ranked at the 5.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 AC-6 (Least Privilege) and CM-6 (Configuration Settings).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2019-25344 is an insecure file permissions vulnerability (CWE-732) in Wondershare MobileGo version 8.5.0. The flaw enables local users to modify executable files in the application's installation directory due to inadequate permissions on these files.
A local attacker with low privileges can exploit this vulnerability by replacing the legitimate MobileGo.exe with a malicious executable. When the application is launched by an administrator or under elevated context, the substituted binary executes with sufficient rights to create a new user account and add it to the Administrators group, achieving full system access. The issue carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), reflecting high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Advisories and resources, including a proof-of-concept exploit at https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47667 and a VulnCheck advisory at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/mobilego-insecure-file-permissions, detail the vulnerability. Vendor pages at https://www.wondershare.net/ and https://www.wondershare.net/mobilego/ provide additional context on the software.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2019-19482
Vulnerability details
Wondershare MobileGo 8.5.0 contains an insecure file permissions vulnerability that allows local users to modify executable files in the application directory. Attackers can replace the original MobileGo.exe with a malicious executable to create a new user account and add it…
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to the Administrators group with full system access.
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Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
Insecure executable permissions (CWE-732) directly enable binary replacement for local privilege escalation to SYSTEM/admin.
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Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly requires processes to protect application executables like MobileGo.exe from unauthorized modification by local users.
Mandates restrictive configuration settings on application directories and files to prevent low-privileged local users from modifying executables.
Enforces least privilege to ensure low-privileged local users lack write access to the application's installation directory and executables.