CVE-2025-29837
published 2025-05-13CVE-2025-29837: Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
PriorityP426medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
0.51%
40.2th percentile
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Affected
47 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10_1507 | < 10.0.10240.21014 | 10.0.10240.21014 |
| microsoft | windows_10_1607 | < 10.0.14393.8066 | 10.0.14393.8066 |
| microsoft | windows_10_1809 | < 10.0.17763.7314 | 10.0.17763.7314 |
| microsoft | windows_10_21h2 | < 10.0.19044.5854 | 10.0.19044.5854 |
| microsoft | windows_10_22h2 | < 10.0.19045.5854 | 10.0.19045.5854 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1507 | >= 10.0.10240.0 < 10.0.10240.21014 | 10.0.10240.21014 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1607 | >= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.8066 | 10.0.14393.8066 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1809 | >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.7314 | 10.0.17763.7314 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_21h2 | >= 10.0.19044.0 < 10.0.19044.5854 | 10.0.19044.5854 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_22h2 | >= 10.0.19045.0 < 10.0.19045.5854 | 10.0.19045.5854 |
| microsoft | windows_11_22h2 | < 10.0.22621.5335 | 10.0.22621.5335 |
| microsoft | windows_11_23h2 | < 10.0.22631.5335 | 10.0.22631.5335 |
| microsoft | windows_11_24h2 | < 10.0.26100.4061 | 10.0.26100.4061 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_22h2 | >= 10.0.22621.0 < 10.0.22621.5335 | 10.0.22621.5335 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_22h3 | >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.5335 | 10.0.22631.5335 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_23h2 | >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.5335 | 10.0.22631.5335 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_24h2 | >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.4061 | 10.0.26100.4061 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008_r2_service_pack_1 | >= 6.1.7601.0 < 6.1.7601.27729 | 6.1.7601.27729 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008_service_pack_2 | >= 6.0.6003.0 < 6.0.6003.23279 | 6.0.6003.23279 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | >= 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.25475 | 6.2.9200.25475 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012_r2 | >= 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.22577 | 6.3.9600.22577 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | < 10.0.14393.8066 | 10.0.14393.8066 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | >= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.8066 | 10.0.14393.8066 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
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Microsoft
Windows Installer Information Disclosure Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2025-05-13·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2025-29837 [MEDIUM] CWE-59 Windows Installer Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Windows Installer Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description: Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
FAQ: What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability?
The type of information that could be disclosed if an attacker successfully exploited this vulnerability is the contents of Kernel memory. An attacker could read the contents of Kernel memory from a user mode process.
Windows Installer: Windows Installer
Microsoft: Microsoft
Customer Action Required: Yes
Impact: Information Disclosure
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation Unlikely
Reference: https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=K
GHSA
GHSA-xhg9-hf6j-8vpj: Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-05-13
CVE-2025-29837 [MEDIUM] CWE-59 GHSA-xhg9-hf6j-8vpj: Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-05-13
Published