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CVE-2025-32721 · Windows Recovery Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Recovery Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Severity
Important
Impact
Elevation of Privilege
CVSS
7.3 base · 6.4 temporal
Release
2025-06-10
Signals
Windows Recovery Driver Elevation of Privilege 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 Recovery Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
FAQ / Articles
Windows Recovery Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Recovery Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
FAQ
What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain administrator privileges.
Windows Recovery Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Recovery Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R) and privileges required is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability? An authorized attacker must send the user a malicious link and convince the user to open it.