Unquoted Search Path or Element in Clone for Windows - CVE-2025-66271
Published: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119886
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-66271
CWE-ID: CWE-428
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected application registers a Windows service with an unquoted file path. A local administrator can execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Affected software
Clone for Windows
How to mitigate CVE-2025-66271
Install updates from vendor's website.
Clone for Windows - update to 2.36