01 Record
CVE-2025-59214
Microsoft Windows File Explorer Spoofing Vulnerability
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base score6.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
02 Description
Microsoft Windows File Explorer Spoofing Vulnerability
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.85% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 79.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-10-14 17:01Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-03-27 21:08Z7 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-09-11
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 435ab62c7358af717883fe22e14e85d64488b3c1cd6b7d02c8d9002471975318
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 21H210.0.19044.0 to < 10.0.19044.645632-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 22H210.0.19045.0 to < 10.0.19045.645632-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 22H210.0.22621.0 to < 10.0.22621.6060ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 11 Version 24H210.0.26100.0 to < 10.0.26100.6899ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)6.1.7601.0 to < 6.1.7601.27974x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 26.0.6003.0 to < 6.0.6003.2357132-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)6.0.6003.0 to < 6.0.6003.2357132-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)6.2.9200.0 to < 6.2.9200.25722x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)6.3.9600.0 to < 6.3.9600.22824x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)10.0.14393.0 to < 10.0.14393.8519x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)10.0.17763.0 to < 10.0.17763.7919x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)10.0.25398.0 to < 10.0.25398.1913x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)10.0.26100.0 to < 10.0.26100.6899x64-based Systems
06 References
- msrc.microsoft.comMicrosoft Windows File Explorer Spoofing Vulnerabilityhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59214
- github.comhttps://github.com/rubenformation/CVE-2025-50154/
- cymulate.comhttps://cymulate.com/blog/ntlm-leak-cve-2025-59214/
- www.vicarius.iohttps://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-59214-detection-script-windows-file-explorer-spoofing-vulnerability
- www.vicarius.iohttps://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-59214-mitigation-script-windows-file-explorer-spoofing-vulnerability