Path traversal in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2025-26645

Vulnerability identifier: #VU105519

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-26645

CWE-ID: CWE-22

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in Remote Desktop Client. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

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Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 21H2 10.0.19044.5608, 10 22H2 10.0.19045.5608, 10 1507 10.0.10240.20947, 10 1607 10.0.14393.7876, 10 1809 10.0.17763.7009, 11 22H2 10.0.22621.5039, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.5039, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.3476
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2008 R2 6.1.7601.27618, 2008 6.0.6003.23168, 2012 R2 6.3.9600.22470, 2012 6.2.9200.25368, 2016 10.0.14393.7876, 2019 10.0.17763.7009, 2022 23H2 10.0.25398.1486, 2022 10.0.20348.3328, 2025 10.0.26100.3476

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2025-26645

• Path traversal in Microsoft Remote Desktop Client