Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NSummary
CVE-2024-26185 is a medium-severity External Control of File Name or Path (CWE-73) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 22H2. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data from Local System (T1005); ranked in the top 2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
Windows Compressed Folder Tampering Vulnerability CVE-2024-26185 affects the handling of compressed folders in Windows. It carries a CVSS 6.5 rating reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no required privileges, and required user interaction, resulting in high integrity impact without effects on confidentiality or availability. The issue is associated with CWE-73 external control of file name or path.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the flaw by supplying a crafted compressed folder that a user opens or interacts with, enabling tampering with file paths or contents on the target system.
Microsoft publishes mitigation guidance and patches through its Security Response Center advisory at the listed reference URL. The EPSS score has reached a peak of 0.1930 with a current value of 0.1889.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-23461
Vulnerability Data
Windows Compressed Folder Tampering Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Input validation directly rejects or sanitizes untrusted path strings before they reach filesystem operations.
Enforces authorization checks on the actual resource accessed, blocking unauthorized files even when a malicious path is supplied.
Least-privilege limits the set of files or directories any subject can affect, shrinking the blast radius of a path-control flaw.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing can detect path-traversal issues but does not itself implement preventive controls.
Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and path-handling controls that directly prevent external file/path manipulation.
Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against untrusted input influencing file operations.
Secure architecture principles discourage unsafe path construction but do not prescribe concrete file-name controls.
Secure coding standards require canonicalization, allow-listing, and bounds checks on file paths, directly eliminating CWE-73.
Information access restriction limits which files can be reached, indirectly reducing impact of path manipulation.