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CVE-2025-33053
published 2025-06-10

CVE-2025-33053: External control of file name or path in Internet Shortcut Files allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

PriorityP191high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
KEVITWEXPLOIT
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilitydue 2025-07-01
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
81.56%
99.6th percentile
External control of file name or path in Internet Shortcut Files allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Affected

47 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
microsoftwindows_10_1507< 10.0.10240.2103410.0.10240.21034
microsoftwindows_10_1607< 10.0.14393.814810.0.14393.8148
microsoftwindows_10_1809< 10.0.17763.743410.0.17763.7434
microsoftwindows_10_21h2< 10.0.19044.596510.0.19044.5965
microsoftwindows_10_22h2< 10.0.19045.596510.0.19045.5965
microsoftwindows_10_version_1507>= 10.0.10240.0 < 10.0.10240.2103410.0.10240.21034
microsoftwindows_10_version_1607>= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.814810.0.14393.8148
microsoftwindows_10_version_1809>= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.743410.0.17763.7434
microsoftwindows_10_version_21h2>= 10.0.19044.0 < 10.0.19044.596510.0.19044.5965
microsoftwindows_10_version_22h2>= 10.0.19045.0 < 10.0.19045.596510.0.19045.5965
microsoftwindows_11_22h2< 10.0.22621.547210.0.22621.5472
microsoftwindows_11_23h2< 10.0.22631.547210.0.22631.5472
microsoftwindows_11_24h2< 10.0.26100.427010.0.26100.4270
microsoftwindows_11_version_22h2>= 10.0.22621.0 < 10.0.22621.547210.0.22621.5472
microsoftwindows_11_version_22h3>= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.547210.0.22631.5472
microsoftwindows_11_version_23h2>= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.547210.0.22631.5472
microsoftwindows_11_version_24h2>= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.434910.0.26100.4349
microsoftwindows_server_2008
microsoftwindows_server_2008_r2_service_pack_1>= 6.1.7601.0 < 6.1.7601.277696.1.7601.27769
microsoftwindows_server_2008_service_pack_2>= 6.0.6003.0 < 6.0.6003.233516.0.6003.23351
microsoftwindows_server_2012
microsoftwindows_server_2012>= 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.255226.2.9200.25522
microsoftwindows_server_2012_r2>= 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.226206.3.9600.22620
microsoftwindows_server_2016< 10.0.14393.814810.0.14393.8148
microsoftwindows_server_2016>= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.814810.0.14393.8148

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

urlproduction[.]dav[.]indeedex[.]workers[.]dev
domainsignup-forms[.]theonlycompany[.]com
filename6b5c-47a8-919e-39f3c44d7a3e.dll
path\\production.dav.indeedex.workers[.]dev\DavWWWRoot
hash262a1003a2cd04993b29e687686eba573d6202fea8611c437ecbd6312802677a
domain*.web.core.windows.net
  • CVE-2025-33053 exploits WebDAV via malicious .url (Internet Shortcut) files; monitor for LNK/URL files referencing remote WebDAV paths (UNC paths to WebDAV servers) combined with rundll32.exe execution.
  • Monitor for rundll32.exe spawned with a WebDAV UNC working directory (\\<host>\DavWWWRoot) and shell32.dll Control_RunDLL arguments loading a remote DLL — a living-off-the-land technique used in CVE-2025-33053 exploitation.
  • Stealth Falcon group targets government and defense entities in the Middle East and Africa using spear-phishing with malicious .url files exploiting CVE-2025-33053; tools include keyloggers, credential dumpers, and the custom 'Horus Agent' implant.
  • Check Point IPS signature available: 'Microsoft Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning Remote Code Execution (CVE-2025-33053)'

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vulncheck8.8HIGH
cisa8.8HIGH
vendor_msrc8.8HIGH
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