CVSS 3.1
8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2025-33053
High (8.8) in Microsoft Windows. In CISA KEV since 2025-06-10. EPSS 87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
External control of file name or path in Internet Shortcut Files allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Severity
- EPSS
- 87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 99% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CISA KEV
- listed 2025-06-10, due 2025-07-01
- CWE
- CWE-73
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- microsoft:windows_10_1507
- microsoft:windows_10_1607
- microsoft:windows_10_1809
- microsoft:windows_10_21h2
- microsoft:windows_10_22h2
- microsoft:windows_11_22h2
- microsoft:windows_11_23h2
- microsoft:windows_11_24h2
- microsoft:windows_server_2008
- microsoft:windows_server_2012
- microsoft:windows_server_2016
- microsoft:windows_server_2019
- microsoft:windows_server_2022
- microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2
- microsoft:windows_server_2025
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-33053
- https://research.checkpoint.com/2025/stealth-falcon-zero-day/
- https://therecord.media/microsoft-cisa-zero-day-turkish-defense-org
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stealth-falcon-hackers-exploited-windows-webdav-zero-day-to-drop-malware/
- https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/stealth-falcon-apt-exploits-microsoft-rce-zero-day-mideast