Vulnerability · CVE-2025-33053
Microsoft Windows External Control of File Name or Path Vulnerability
Published Jun 10, 2025 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2
Patch now
CVE-2025-33053 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jul 1, 2025. Confirm Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
- Severity
- High8.8
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 87.02%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1507 · cpe microsoft/windows 10 1607 · cpe microsoft/windows 10 1809 · cpe microsoft/windows 10 21h2 · vendor Microsoft Windows · vendor Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.5965
Microsoft Windows contains an external control of file name or path vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute code from a remote WebDAV location specified by the WorkingDirectory attribute of Internet Shortcut files.
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- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1507version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1607version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1809version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 21h2version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windowsversion unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.596510.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.5965
How to fix CVE-2025-33053
Recommended remediation
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA due date Jul 1, 2025.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2025-33053 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jul 1, 2025. Confirm Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.5965 10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.5965. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-73. EPSS 87.02%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Technology hubs
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 10, 2025 · Catalog
Detected
Microsoft Windows contains an external control of file name or path vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute code from a remote WebDAV location specified by the WorkingDirectory attribute of Internet Shortcut files.
Jun 10, 2025 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Jul 1, 2025 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Jun 17, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Microsoft Windows contains an external control of file name or path vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute code from a remote WebDAV location specified by the WorkingDirectory attribute of Internet Shortcut files.
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2025-33053
Microsoft Windows contains an external control of file name or path vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute code from a remote WebDAV location specified by the WorkingDirectory attribute of Internet Shortcut files.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-33053
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-33053
30-day exploitation probability 87.0%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-17721
External control of file name or path in Internet Shortcut Files allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
euvd.enisa.europa.eu - Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_windows/fileformat/unc_url_cve_2025_33053
Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.
rapid7.com - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-33053
External control of file name or path in Internet Shortcut Files allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2025-33053
Microsoft Windows contains an external control of file name or path vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute code from a remote WebDAV location specified by the WorkingDirectory attribute of Internet Shortcut files.
vulncheck.com
References
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · api.msrc.microsoft.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cyble.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · docs.google.com
- EUVD record · euvd.enisa.europa.eu
- CISA note · msrc.microsoft.com
- Vendor Advisory · msrc.microsoft.com
- CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
- Exploit · research.checkpoint.com
- Press/Media Coverage · therecord.media
- Press/Media Coverage · bleepingcomputer.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
- Press/Media Coverage · darkreading.com
- Press/Media Coverage · theregister.com
- Exploit · vicarius.io
- Exploit · vicarius.io
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.