CVE-2025-33053 | Internet Shortcut Files Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Exp

External control of file name or path in Internet Shortcut Files allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Published: 2025-06-10 Last update: 2025-10-27 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2025-33053 is rated Critical Active Threat (97.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 50.28%, 98th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2025-06-10) affecting Microsoft / Windows. a weakness (CWE-73) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. EPSS rose +3.26% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2025-33053

Name: Microsoft Windows External Control of File Name or Path Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2025-06-10

Action due: 2025-07-01

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2025-33053

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-33053

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-26 47.02% 50.28% +3.26%
2 2026-05-22 50.28% 47.02% -3.26%
3 2026-05-08 — 50.28% —

Full EPSS history (69 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-33053

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-33053

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-33053

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_10_1507 < 10.0.10240.21034 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_1507 < 10.0.10240.21034 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.8148 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.8148 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.7434 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.7434 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.5965 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.5965 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.5965 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.5965 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.5965 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.5965 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_11_22h2 < 10.0.22621.5472 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_11_22h2 < 10.0.22621.5472 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.5472 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.5472 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.4270 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.4270 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_server_2012 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2012 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2016 < 10.0.14393.8148 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.7434 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.3745 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2022_23h2 < 10.0.25398.1665 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.4270 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

References for CVE-2025-33053

URL Tags
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-33053 Vendor Advisory
https://research.checkpoint.com/2025/stealth-falcon-zero-day/ Exploit Technical Description
https://therecord.media/microsoft-cisa-zero-day-turkish-defense-org Press/Media Coverage
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stealth-falcon-hackers-exploited-windows-webdav-zero-day-to-drop-malware/ Press/Media Coverage
https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/stealth-falcon-apt-exploits-microsoft-rce-zero-day-mideast Press/Media Coverage
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/10/microsoft_patch_tuesday_june/ Press/Media Coverage
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-33053-detection-script-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-microsoft-webdav Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-33053-mitigation-script-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-microsoft-webdav Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-33053 US Government Resource
cvelogic Threat Intelligence