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CVE-2025-29837 · Windows Installer Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

Severity
Important
Impact
Information Disclosure
CVSS
5.5 base · 4.8 temporal
Release
2025-05-13
Signals
Windows Installer Information Disclosure Exploited: No Publicly disclosed: No Exploitability: Exploitation Unlikely
CWE
CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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Description
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
FAQ / Articles
Windows Installer Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
FAQ
What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability? The type of information that could be disclosed if an attacker successfully exploited this vulnerability is the contents of Kernel memory. An attacker could read the contents of Kernel memory from a user mode process.