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Privilege Escalation through CodeMeter Installer on Windows

Security Advisories IBA-2025-02

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Publishing Date 2025-07-21
Last Update 2026-01-12
Tracking IDIBA-2025-02
CVSS Base Score7.7
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

The CodeMeter Installer, which is installed with ibaSetup on Windows, has a bug that, under certain circumstances, allows an escalation of privileges for an unprivileged account. After installation using the built-in administrator account on an unprivileged account with UAC, CodeMeter launches the CodeMeter Control Center with system privileges.
See more information here https://www.wibu.com/de/support/security-advisories/wibu-100120.html.

Affected products

This applies to all iba products up to the versions listed below, which are delivered with CodeMeter Runtime version 8.40 or higher.

  • ibaDaVIS v3.3.0
  • ibaHD-Server v3.4.6
  • ibaDatCoordinator v4.0.3
  • ibaManagementStudio v2.2.1
  • ibaAnalyzer v8.3.3
  • ibaCapture v5.2.2
  • ibaPDA v8.12.0
  • ibaCMC v3.6.0
  • ibaVision v3.1.2
  • ibaLogic v5.7.2

How do I know that I'm affected

If you install iba software on a non-admin user account and then use the administrator default user account to install the software on your System with UAC, you will be affected.

Solution

Restart the system after installation, or log off and back in again as the user with whom you installed the application. Alternatively, do not use the administrator account in Windows to install the application; use another user that was manually created and is in the Administrator group.

Info:
Updating to version 8.40 of CodeMeter or higher will resolve the problem. This version can be downloaded from https://www.wibu.com/support/user/user-software.html.

Customer Actions

Option 1.
Restart the system after installation, or log off and back in again as the user with whom you installed the application. Alternatively, do not use the administrator account in Windows to install the application; use another user that was manually created and is in the Administrator group.

Option 2.
Install CodeMeter 8.40 or higher manually before installing iba software.

Timeline

2025-07-21Noted by the Security Team.
2025-07-22Information on what to look out for.
2025-09-02CodeMeter has released a version that works with the iba setup assistant.
2025-09-11Release ibaHD-Server v3.4.6
2025-09-25Release ibaManagementStudio v2.2.1
2025-09-01Release ibaAnalyzer v8.3.3
2025-09-10Release ibaCapture v5.2.2
2025-10-09Release ibaDaVIS v3.3.0
2025-10-09Release ibaDatCoordinator v4.0.3
2025-10-22Release ibaPDA v8.12.0
2025-11-12Release ibaCMC v3.6.0
2025-11-20Release ibaVision v3.1.2
2025-12-17Release ibaLogic v5.7.2

 

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