Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Installer link following
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.8 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Installer. The manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-33075. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was presented 06/10/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-33075. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/12/2025).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-17770). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 10
- 10 21H2
- 10 22H2
- 10 1607
- 10 1809
- 11 22H2
- 11 23H2
- 11 24H2
- Server 2008 R2 SP1
- Server 2008 SP2
- Server 2012
- Server 2012 R2
- Server 2016
- Server 2019
- Server 2022
- Server 2022 23H2
- Server 2025
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
- Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8
VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Link followingCWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Unproven
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
06/10/2025 🔍06/10/2025 🔍
06/10/2025 🔍
06/12/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-33075 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-33075
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-311963
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 06/10/2025 19:23Updated: 06/12/2025 13:44
Changes: 06/10/2025 19:23 (35), 06/10/2025 19:26 (34), 06/12/2025 13:44 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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