External Control of File Name or Path in Windows Admin Center and Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal - CVE-2025-29819
Published: April 8, 2025 / Updated: May 21, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107207
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-29819
CWE-ID: CWE-73
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to read arbitrary files.
The vulnerability exists due to external control of file name or path in Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal. A local attacker can read arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
Windows Admin Center
Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal
Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal
How to mitigate CVE-2025-29819
Install update from vendor's website.
Windows Admin Center - update to 2.4.2.1
Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal - update to 0.45.0.0
Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal - update to 0.45.0.0