Sunshine is a self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. Prior to version 2025.923.33222, the Windows service SunshineService is installed with an unquoted executable path. If Sunshine is installed in a directory whose name includes a space, the Service Control Manager (SCM) interprets the path incrementally and may execute a malicious binary placed earlier in the search string. This issue has been patched in version 2025.923.33222.
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Sunshine is a self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. Prior to version 2025.923.33222, the Windows service SunshineService is installed with an unquoted executable path. If Sunshine is installed in a directory whose name includes a space, the Service Control Manager (SCM) interprets the path incrementally and may execute a malicious binary placed earlier in the search string. This issue has been patched in version 2025.923.33222.
Title SunshineService Has Unquoted Service Path That Allows Local SYSTEM Code Execution
Weaknesses CWE-428
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2025-09-23T18:18:39.474Z

Updated: 2025-09-23T19:17:53.733Z

Reserved: 2025-07-16T13:22:18.207Z

Link: CVE-2025-54081

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-23T19:15:30.276Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-23T19:15:39.963

Modified: 2025-09-24T18:11:24.520

Link: CVE-2025-54081

cve-icon Redhat

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