# CVE-2025-49738: Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

> An authorized local attacker can elevate privileges in Microsoft PC Manager due to improper link resolution during file access.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7gcp-8477-v2hx

## What is CVE-2025-49738?

CVE-2025-49738 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft PC Manager, published on 8 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft PC Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Weakness: CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49738?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Pc Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-49738?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49738 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-49738 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49738 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft PC Manager

- [CVE-2025-53795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53795/): Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-50438](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-50438/): Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-58636](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58636/): Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2026-49161](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-49161/): Microsoft PC Manager Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2026-50511](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-50511/): Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-49738 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-49738 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft PC Manager, published on 8 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49738 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft PC Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-49738/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-49738/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-49738
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49738
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-49738

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-49738/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.