CVE-2025-49680 Windows Performance Recorder (WPR) Denial of Service Vulnerability

High 7.3 Published Updated

An authorized local attacker can cause a denial of service in Windows Performance Recorder via improper link resolution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-49680?

CVE-2025-49680 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1507, published on 8 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Performance Recorder allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49680?

It affects 13 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10 1507, Microsoft Windows 10 1607, Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 22h2 and 7 more.

How do I fix CVE-2025-49680?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49680 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2025-49680 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49680 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 10 1507 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pf5v-ggmj-v84g.

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