External Control of File Name or Path in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2025-59244

 

External Control of File Name or Path in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2025-59244

Published: October 15, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU117173
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-59244
CWE-ID: CWE-73
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files.

The vulnerability exists due to external control of file name or path in NTLM Hash. A remote attacker can read arbitrary files on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-59244

Install updates from vendor's website.

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