CVE-2025-47160
published 2025-06-10CVE-2025-47160: Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
PriorityP428medium5.4CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNILAL
EPSS
0.72%
49.6th percentile
Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
Affected
44 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10_1507 | < 10.0.10240.21034 | 10.0.10240.21034 |
| microsoft | windows_10_1607 | < 10.0.14393.8148 | 10.0.14393.8148 |
| microsoft | windows_10_1809 | < 10.0.17763.7434 | 10.0.17763.7434 |
| microsoft | windows_10_21h2 | < 10.0.19044.5965 | 10.0.19044.5965 |
| microsoft | windows_10_22h2 | < 10.0.19045.5965 | 10.0.19045.5965 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1507 | >= 10.0.10240.0 < 10.0.10240.21034 | 10.0.10240.21034 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1607 | >= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.8148 | 10.0.14393.8148 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1809 | >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.7434 | 10.0.17763.7434 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_21h2 | >= 10.0.19044.0 < 10.0.19044.5965 | 10.0.19044.5965 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_22h2 | >= 10.0.19045.0 < 10.0.19045.5965 | 10.0.19045.5965 |
| microsoft | windows_11_22h2 | < 10.0.22621.5472 | 10.0.22621.5472 |
| microsoft | windows_11_23h2 | < 10.0.22631.5472 | 10.0.22631.5472 |
| microsoft | windows_11_24h2 | < 10.0.26100.4270 | 10.0.26100.4270 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_22h2 | >= 10.0.22621.0 < 10.0.22621.5472 | 10.0.22621.5472 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_22h3 | >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.5472 | 10.0.22631.5472 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_23h2 | >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.5472 | 10.0.22631.5472 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_24h2 | >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.4349 | 10.0.26100.4349 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | >= 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.25522 | 6.2.9200.25522 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012_r2 | >= 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.22620 | 6.3.9600.22620 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | < 10.0.14393.8148 | 10.0.14393.8148 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | >= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.8148 | 10.0.14393.8148 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | < 10.0.17763.7434 | 10.0.17763.7434 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.7434 | 10.0.17763.7434 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2022 | < 10.0.20348.3745 | 10.0.20348.3745 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
vendor_msrc5.4MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-7xv5-2vc8-mjgv: Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-06-10
CVE-2025-47160 [MEDIUM] CWE-693 GHSA-7xv5-2vc8-mjgv: Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network
Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
Microsoft
Windows Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2025-06-10·CVSS 5.4
CVE-2025-47160 [MEDIUM] CWE-693 Windows Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Windows Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Description: Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
FAQ: According to the CVSS metrics, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to no loss of confidentiality (C:N), but could lead to some loss of integrity (I:L) and availability (A:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
While we cannot rule out the impact to Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability, the ability to exploit this vulnerability by itself is limited. An attacker would need to combine this with other vulnerabilities to perform an attack.
FAQ: How could an attacker exploit the vulnerability?
In an email or instant message attack scenario, the attacker cou
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-06-10
Published