CVE-2025-69689 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can exploit improper privilege handling in the Open File Dialog to execute actions with administrator-level privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-69689?
CVE-2025-69689 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Fan Control application V251 contains an improper privilege handling vulnerability in its Open File Dialog. The dialog processes user-supplied paths with elevated permissions, which can be exploited by a local attacker to perform actions with administrator-level privileges.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-69689?
How do I fix CVE-2025-69689?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-69689 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-69689 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-69689 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3w44-vqrj-hgrj.