CVE-2025-54081

Sunshine is a self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. Prior to version 2025.923.33222, the Windows service SunshineService is installed with an unquoted executable path. If Sunshine is installed in a directory whose name includes a space, the Service Control Manager (SCM) interprets the path incrementally and may execute a malicious binary placed earlier in the search string. This issue has been patched in version 2025.923.33222.

CVSS v3 6.7 MEDIUM

6.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/commit/f22b00d6981f756d3531fba0028723d4a5065824	Patch
https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/releases/tag/v2025.923.33222	Release Notes
https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/security/advisories/GHSA-6p7j-5v8v-w45h	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/security/advisories/GHSA-6p7j-5v8v-w45h	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:lizardbyte:sunshine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-09-23 19:15

Updated : 2025-10-08 17:48

NVD link : CVE-2025-54081

Mitre link : CVE-2025-54081

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-54081

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows

lizardbyte

sunshine

CWE

CWE-428

Unquoted Search Path or Element

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