CVE-2025-33053: Internet Shortcut Files Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Now (action score 91/100)
- CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Jun 10, 2025). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Jul 1, 2025.
- A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 87% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.7% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Patch today or shut off access. Until a fix is released, restrict access to the affected component and follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS
External control of file name or path in Internet Shortcut Files allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Published
- Jun 10, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 87.0% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-73
Report tools
Action score
91
Now
Patch today or shut off access.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 26 / 30 · 87.0%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · microsoft
- 8.8
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jun 10, 2025. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Jul 1, 2025.
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What does it mean in your environment?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 1507 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1607 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1809 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809 |
| microsoft | windows 10 21h2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2 |
| microsoft | windows 10 22h2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2 |
| microsoft | windows 11 22h2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2 |
| microsoft | windows 11 23h2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2 |
| microsoft | windows 11 24h2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016 |
| microsoft | windows server 2019 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019 |
and 3 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- microsoft windows server 2008all versions
- microsoft windows server 2008r2
- microsoft windows server 2012all versions
- microsoft windows server 2012r2
- microsoft windows server 2016before 10.0.14393.8148
- microsoft windows server 2019before 10.0.17763.7434
- microsoft windows server 2022before 10.0.20348.3745
- microsoft windows server 2022 23h2before 10.0.25398.1665
- microsoft windows server 2025before 10.0.26100.4270
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (microsoft). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
- 10.0.10240.0 and later · before 10.0.10240.21034affected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
- 10.0.14393.0 and later · before 10.0.14393.8148affected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
- 10.0.17763.0 and later · before 10.0.17763.7434affected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
- 10.0.19044.0 and later · before 10.0.19044.5965affected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2
- 10.0.19045.0 and later · before 10.0.19045.5965affected
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2
- 10.0.22621.0 and later · before 10.0.22621.5472affected
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3
- 10.0.22631.0 and later · before 10.0.22631.5472affected
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2
- 10.0.22631.0 and later · before 10.0.22631.5472affected
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
- 10.0.26100.0 and later · before 10.0.26100.4349affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
- 6.1.7601.0 and later · before 6.1.7601.27769affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
- 6.1.7601.0 and later · before 6.1.7601.27769affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
- 6.0.6003.0 and later · before 6.0.6003.23351affected
Same product
microsoft: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2025-32722Jun 10, 2025 · Windows Storage Port Driver Information Disclosure Vulnerability22Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2025-32724Jun 10, 2025 · Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) Denial of Service Vulnerability31Monitor
- Later →CVE-2025-33055Jun 10, 2025 · Windows Storage Management Provider Information Disclosure Vulnerability22Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×5
Noroxi does not host or link to exploit code. Metasploit module names and Nuclei template ids are shown (names, not code); Exploit-DB entries and PoC repositories are given as counts only.
| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit module | exploit/windows/fileformat/unc_url_cve_2025_33053CVE-2025-33053 Exploit via Malicious .URL File and WebDAVexploit | 2025-06-11 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:63 | 2025-06-12 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2025-06-18 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:3 | 2025-06-18 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2025-08-23 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2025-12-18 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- CISA KEV-1 d
- Published
- Metasploitsame day
- First PoC+1 d
- TodayNov 6, 2026+513 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-43451210 days apartNTLM Hash Disclosure Spoofing VulnerabilityKEV81Now
- CVE-2025-2405491 days apartNTLM Hash Disclosure Spoofing VulnerabilityKEV70This week
- CVE-2025-21377119 days apartNTLM Hash Disclosure Spoofing Vulnerability38Monitor
- CVE-2024-20652518 days apartWindows HTML Platforms Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability33Monitor
- CVE-2024-38049336 days apartWindows Distributed Transaction Coordinator Remote Code Execution Vulnerability32Monitor
- CVE-2025-59200126 days apartData Sharing Service Spoofing Vulnerability30Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-73 · External Control of File Name or PathCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
- Leverage Alternate EncodingCAPEC-267likelihood: High · High
- Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation LogicCAPEC-64likelihood: High · High
- URL EncodingCAPEC-72likelihood: High · High
- Manipulating Web Input to File System CallsCAPEC-76likelihood: High · Very High
- Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate EncodingCAPEC-78likelihood: High · High
- Using Slashes in Alternate EncodingCAPEC-79likelihood: High · High
- Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation LogicCAPEC-80likelihood: High · High
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
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- therecord.media/microsoft-cisa-zero-day-turkish-defense-org
- www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stealth-falcon-hackers-exploited-windows-webdav-zero-day-to-drop-malware/
- www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/stealth-falcon-apt-exploits-microsoft-rce-zero-day-mideast
- www.theregister.com/2025/06/10/microsoft_patch_tuesday_june/
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-33053
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.