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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| https://r.sec-consult.com/worktime |
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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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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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