{"id":"CVE-2025-33053","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2025-33053","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T03:28:13.437Z","title":" Microsoft Windows External Control of File Name or Path Vulnerability","description":"External control of file name or path in Internet Shortcut Files allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.","published":"2025-06-10T17:22:19.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T09:13:01.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-73"],"affected":["microsoft/windows 10 1507","microsoft/windows 10 1607","microsoft/windows 10 1809","microsoft/windows 10 21h2","microsoft/windows 10 22h2","microsoft/windows 11 22h2","microsoft/windows 11 23h2","microsoft/windows 11 24h2","microsoft/windows server 2008","microsoft/windows server 2012","microsoft/windows server 2016","microsoft/windows server 2019","microsoft/windows server 2022","microsoft/windows server 2022 23h2","microsoft/windows server 2025"],"epss":{"score":0.87015,"percentile":0.99745,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2025-06-10","dueDate":"2025-07-01","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2025-33053 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33053"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 1 July 2025). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-33053","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://research.checkpoint.com/2025/stealth-falcon-zero-day/","tags":["Exploit","Technical Description"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://therecord.media/microsoft-cisa-zero-day-turkish-defense-org","tags":["Press/Media Coverage"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stealth-falcon-hackers-exploited-windows-webdav-zero-day-to-drop-malware/","tags":["Press/Media Coverage"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/stealth-falcon-apt-exploits-microsoft-rce-zero-day-mideast","tags":["Press/Media Coverage"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/10/microsoft_patch_tuesday_june/","tags":["Press/Media Coverage"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-33053-detection-script-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-microsoft-webdav","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-33053-mitigation-script-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-microsoft-webdav","tags":["Exploit","Mitigation","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-33053","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33053","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}