CVE-2025-57699 Privilege escalation in Western Digital Kitfox for Windows
A local attacker with write access to the system drive root can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges due to an unquoted service path.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-57699?
CVE-2025-57699 is a high-severity vulnerability in Western Digital Kitfox for Windows, published on 22 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Western Digital Kitfox for Windows provided by Western Digital Corporation registers a Windows service with an unquoted file path. A user with the write permission on the root directory of the system drive may execute arbitrary code with the SYSTEM privilege.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-57699?
How do I fix CVE-2025-57699?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-57699 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-57699 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-57699 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-54g2-grv7-f82c.