An attacker can exploit the update behavior of the WorkTime monitoring daemon to elevate privileges on the local system to NT Authority\SYSTEM. A malicious executable must be named  WTWatch.exe and dropped in the C:\ProgramData\wta\ClientExe directory, which is writable by "Everyone". The executable will then be run by the WorkTime monitoring daemon.
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Description An attacker can exploit the update behavior of the WorkTime monitoring daemon to elevate privileges on the local system to NT Authority\SYSTEM. A malicious executable must be named  WTWatch.exe and dropped in the C:\ProgramData\wta\ClientExe directory, which is writable by "Everyone". The executable will then be run by the WorkTime monitoring daemon.
Title Local Privilege Escalation in NesterSoft WorkTime
Weaknesses CWE-269
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: SEC-VLab

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-19T10:53:18.501Z

Reserved: 2026-02-04T07:44:34.747Z

Link: CVE-2025-15561

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