CVE-2025-55247 (GCVE-0-2025-55247)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-10-14 17:00
Modified
2025-11-04 20:02
Severity ?
7.3 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Summary
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft .NET 8.0 Version: 8.0.0   < 8.0.21
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