01 Record
CVE-2025-69689
The Fan Control application V251 contains an improper privilege handling vulnerability in its Open File Dialog. The dialog processes user-supplied paths with elevated permissions, which can be
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
The Fan Control application V251 contains an improper privilege handling vulnerability in its Open File Dialog. The dialog processes user-supplied paths with elevated permissions, which can be
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 ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.10% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 1.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. 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
- 2026-04-27 00:00Z6 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-04-27 17:55Z6 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-01-09
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 61557fcb3f9b3b577f40264f14629bb611885da20e26a93b49ea4001f903c6e7
05 Affected products
No products listed
06 References
- getfancontrol.comhttps://getfancontrol.com
- github.comhttps://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases
- github.comhttps://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases/releases/tag/V251
- gist.github.comhttps://gist.github.com/ahrixia/7c89bb3f1af6e85aeedde5ddb557a529