CVE-2025-45095
Lavasoft Web Companion (also known as Ad-Aware WebCompanion) versions 8.9.0.1091 through 12.1.3.1037 installs the DCIService.exe service with an unquoted service path vulnerability. An attacker with write access to the file system could potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by placing a malicious executable in the unquoted path.
Published:Oct 9, 2025
Last Modified:Apr 15, 2026
EPS:Oct 9, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00085
CVSS Score:7.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Lavasoft
Product
Adaware
Lavasoft
Adaware
Vendor
Lavasoft
Product
Web Companion
Lavasoft
Web Companion
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
