June 10, 2025 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2025-33053 — Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows External Control of File Name or Path Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2025-06-10- Federal due date
2025-07-01- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- EPSS
- 97.9th percentile (score 0.503, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33053
CISA short description
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.
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.