Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 10, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026

CVE-2025-56503

Description

An issue in Sublime HQ Pty Ltd Sublime Text 4 4200 allows authenticated attackers with low-level privileges to escalate privileges to Administrator via replacing the uninstall file with a crafted binary in the installation folder. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier because replacing the uninstall file requires administrator permissions, i.e., there is no privilege escalation.

Affected products

Secxplorers/Cve 2025 56503references

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

drive.google.com/file/d/1QDi9_RKJO-Gi_8jkHJKi7QV1Tajqh4WT/viewnvd
drive.google.com/file/d/1aP4S-WdFUL9ocNOucioIqxOgzreZ6Ey7/viewnvd

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