CVE-2025-33053
External control of file name or path in Internet Shortcut Files allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
do firstApply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Can a WAF block it? Partly. The bug can be reached over the network, so generic WAF rules may stop some attacks. Its weakness type is unknown, so we cannot be more precise.
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Based on the weakness type only; no CVE-specific evidence yet. We check Cloudflare, AWS, Google Cloud Armor and Azure; for Akamai, Imperva, Fastly, F5, ask your vendor.
Is CVE-2025-33053 being exploited?
Yes. CVE-2025-33053 appears in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed and reported. Treat it as active rather than theoretical, and patch it ahead of higher-scoring vulnerabilities that carry no exploitation evidence.
How severe is CVE-2025-33053?
CVE-2025-33053 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2025-33053?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2025-33053. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2025-33053 affect?
CVE-2025-33053 affects microsoft:windows_10_1507, microsoft:windows_10_1607, microsoft:windows_10_1809, microsoft:windows_10_21h2, and 11 further products or versions. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
- affected>= 10.0.10240.0 and < 10.0.10240.21034
- affected>= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.8148
- affected>= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.7434
- affected>= 10.0.19044.0 and < 10.0.19044.5965
- affected>= 10.0.19045.0 and < 10.0.19045.5965
- affected>= 10.0.22621.0 and < 10.0.22621.5472
- affected>= 10.0.22631.0 and < 10.0.22631.5472
- affected>= 10.0.22631.0 and < 10.0.22631.5472
- affected>= 10.0.26100.0 and < 10.0.26100.4349
- affected>= 6.1.7601.0 and < 6.1.7601.27769
- affected>= 6.1.7601.0 and < 6.1.7601.27769
- affected>= 6.0.6003.0 and < 6.0.6003.23351
- affected>= 6.0.6003.0 and < 6.0.6003.23351
- affected>= 6.2.9200.0 and < 6.2.9200.25522
- affected>= 6.3.9600.0 and < 6.3.9600.22620
- affected>= 6.3.9600.0 and < 6.3.9600.22620
- affected>= 6.2.9200.0 and < 6.2.9200.25522
- affected>= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.8148
- affected>= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.8148
- affected>= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.7434
- affected>= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.7434
- affected>= 10.0.20348.0 and < 10.0.20348.3807
- affected>= 10.0.25398.0 and < 10.0.25398.1665
- affected>= 10.0.26100.0 and < 10.0.26100.4349
- affected>= 10.0.26100.0 and < 10.0.26100.4349
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.
public exploits
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module · 5 GitHub proofs of concept
- exploit/windows/fileformat/unc_url_cve_2025_33053 · exploit · normal
- DevBuiHieu/CVE-2025-33053-Proof-Of-Concept · 63 ★
- kra1t0/CVE-2025-33053-WebDAV-RCE-PoC-and-C2-Concept · 3 ★
- TheTorjanCaptain/CVE-2025-33053-Checker-PoC · 1 ★
- 4n4s4zi/CVE-2025-33053_PoC · 1 ★
Listed so you can judge urgency, not as a recommendation to run anything. GitHub “proofs of concept” are unvetted: some are fake or carry malware. Exploit-DB marks the entries its staff verified.
cisa ssvc
- exploitation
- active
- automatable
- no
- technical impact
- total
Assessed by CISA 20 Aug 2025 (SSVC 2.0.3).
timeline
- 10 Jun 2025Added to CISA KEV (exploited in the wild)
- 10 Jun 2025Published · 1 day later
- 12 Jun 2025First public exploit or proof of concept · 1 day later
- 1 Jul 2025CISA remediation due date (US federal agencies) · 19 days later
- 20 Aug 2025CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation active · 50 days later
- 26 Feb 2026CVE record last updated · 191 days (about 6 months) later
- 2 Nov 2026Analysed by vulneraibility.com · 249 days (about 8 months) later
- Patchmsrc.microsoft.com /update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-33053
- Linkcisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-33053
- Linkresearch.checkpoint.com /2025/stealth-falcon-zero-day/
- Linkdarkreading.com /vulnerabilities-threats/stealth-falcon-apt-exploits-microsoft-rce-zero-day-mide
- Linktherecord.media /microsoft-cisa-zero-day-turkish-defense-org
- Linkbleepingcomputer.com /news/security/stealth-falcon-hackers-exploited-windows-webdav-zero-day-to-drop-
- Linktheregister.com /2025/06/10/microsoft_patch_tuesday_june/
- Linkvicarius.io /vsociety/posts/cve-2025-33053-mitigation-script-remote-code-execution-vulnerabi
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- Linkvicarius.io /vsociety/posts/cve-2025-33053-detection-script-remote-code-execution-vulnerabil
sources
- CVE List (CVE.org): description, affected versions, references; CVE Terms of Use
- NVD: CVSS and CPE data
- CISA KEV catalog: exploitation, date added, due date
- CISA Vulnrichment (ADP): SSVC decision points
- FIRST EPSS: exploit probability and percentile
- Metasploit Framework: exploit and scanner modules
- PoC-in-GitHub: GitHub repositories that claim a proof of concept
- Summary, impact and triage tags: written by our AI analysis pipeline from the sources above. Check them against the sources.