CVE-2025-0733
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in Postman for Windows allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via DLL hijacking in the profapi.dll library. It affects Postman versions up to 11.20 on Windows systems. Attackers must have local access to the system to exploit this untrusted search path vulnerability.
💻 Affected Systems
- Postman
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Local privilege escalation leading to full system compromise if attacker can place malicious DLL in search path
Likely Case
Limited impact due to high complexity and local access requirement; potential for user-level code execution
If Mitigated
Minimal impact with proper user privilege restrictions and application whitelisting
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit requires local access and specific conditions for DLL placement; vendor did not respond to disclosure
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown - vendor did not respond
Vendor Advisory: None available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider upgrading to latest Postman version if vulnerability is addressed in later releases.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict DLL search path
windowsUse Windows policies to restrict DLL search paths for Postman executable
Set-ProcessMitigation -Name postman.exe -Enable ForceRelocateImages
Application whitelisting
windowsImplement application control policies to prevent unauthorized DLL loading
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict local user access to systems running vulnerable Postman versions
- Implement least privilege principles and monitor for suspicious DLL loading activity
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Postman version in Help > About Postman; if version is 11.20 or earlier on Windows, system is vulnerableCheck Version:
postman --version or check in application UIVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Postman version is later than 11.20 or check for security updates from vendor📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Windows Event Logs showing DLL loading from unusual paths
- Process Monitor logs showing profapi.dll loading attempts
Network Indicators:
- None - local vulnerability only
SIEM Query:
EventID=7 OR EventID=11 WHERE Image LIKE '%postman%' AND (Path LIKE '%profapi.dll%' OR TargetObject LIKE '%profapi.dll%')