Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-49680

High

Published: 08 July 2025

Published
08 July 2025
Modified
15 July 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0057 69.2th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-49680 is a high-severity Link Following (CWE-59) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1507. Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 30.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Performance Recorder allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

microsoft
windows 10 1507
≤ 10.0.10240.21073 · ≤ 10.0.10240.21073
microsoft
windows 10 1607
≤ 10.0.14393.8246 · ≤ 10.0.14393.8246
microsoft
windows 10 1809
≤ 10.0.17763.7558 · ≤ 10.0.17763.7558
microsoft
windows 10 21h2
≤ 10.0.19044.6093
microsoft
windows 10 22h2
≤ 10.0.19045.6093
microsoft
windows 11 22h2
≤ 10.0.22621.5624
microsoft
windows 11 23h2
≤ 10.0.22631.5624
microsoft
windows 11 24h2
≤ 10.0.26100.4652
microsoft
windows server 2016
≤ 10.0.14393.8246
microsoft
windows server 2019
≤ 10.0.17763.7558
+3 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References