CVE-2026-25551
Seagull Software BarTender Deserialization Privilege Escalation via .NET Remoting Service
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Jun 4, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 2, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 2, 2026
Description
Seagull Software BarTender 2021 R1 through 12.0.1 contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability that allows low-privileged local users to escalate privileges. The DataServiceSingleton .NET Remoting endpoint is bound to localhost on TCP port 7375 via BtSystem.Service.exe, limiting the attack surface to local access only. The endpoint is configured with BinaryServerFormatterSinkProvider and TypeFilterLevel set to Full. A low-privileged local attacker can send YSoSerial.NET-generated BinaryFormatter payloads to the localhost-bound endpoint to achieve code execution as NT AUTHORITY\\\\SYSTEM. The vulnerability was corrected in BarTender 12.1, released on August 14, 2026. Users should upgrade to BarTender 12.1 or later.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.5 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
BarTender 2021Seagull Software, LLC. |
|
References
- Vendor Advisoryvendor-advisorypatch
- Researcher Disclosuretechnical-descriptionexploit
- Product Pageproduct
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/seagull-software-bartender-deserialization-privilege-escalation-via-net-remoting-servicethird-party-advisory
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