CVE-2025-43491

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

9.8

A vulnerability in the Poly Lens Desktop application running on the Windows platform might allow modifications to the filesystem, which might lead to SYSTEM level privileges being granted.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 13.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

September 9, 2025

Last Modified

January 16, 2026

References (1)

hp-security-alert@hphttps://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_12979589-12979615-16/hpsbpy04048

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-99Improper Control of Resource Identifiers (Resource Injection)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 6× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-31 22:30 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 22:30 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 00:16 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-29 23:05 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-29 23:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-29 13:44 UTCepss_batch

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-43491?

CVE-2025-43491 is a critical vulnerability published on September 9, 2025. A vulnerability in the Poly Lens Desktop application running on the Windows platform might allow modifications to the filesystem, which might lead to SYSTEM level privileges being granted.

When was CVE-2025-43491 disclosed?

CVE-2025-43491 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 9, 2025, with the most recent update on January 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-43491 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-43491 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 13.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-43491?

CVE-2025-43491 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-43491?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-43491, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2025-43491

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