PT-2025-15480 · Microsoft · Windows Ntfs+1

Sébastien Huneault · Published 2025-04-08 · Updated 2025-04-15 · CVE-2025-21197

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows NTFS (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue concerns improper access control, allowing an authorized attacker to disclose file path information under a folder where they do not have permission to list content. This can enable attackers to obtain sensitive information and potentially affect the system.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-04216

CVE-2025-21197

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Ntfs

References · 9

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-04216 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2025-21197 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21197 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21197 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21197 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-21197 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/transilienceai/status/1911936839276995007 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1909906963049164915 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/Jfreeg_/status/1910016824667763150 · Twitter Post