CVE-2025-0651 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-0651: File symlink abuse might lead to deleting files belonging to SYSTEM user

Vendor Cloudflare
Product WARP
Weakness CWE-269
Published January 22, 2025
Last update February 12, 2025
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CVSS base score

6.1/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction —
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:N/R:U/RE:L/U:Green

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Cloudflare WARP on Windows allows File Manipulation. User with a low system privileges  can create a set of symlinks inside the C:\ProgramData\Cloudflare\warp-diag-partials folder. After triggering the 'Reset all settings" option the WARP service will delete the files that the symlink was pointing to. Given the WARP service operates with System privileges this might lead to deleting files owned by the System user. This issue affects WARP: before 2024.12.492.0.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 22, 2025 CVE published
February 12, 2025 Record updated