CVE-2025-57699

Published Aug 22, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-25503 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Western Digital
Western Digital kitfox
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Western Digital
Western Digital kitfox
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Weaknesses CWE-428
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
jpcert
Published
Updated
Aug 22, 2025, 10:48 AM
Reserved
Aug 18, 2025, 1:04 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 22, 2025, 7:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:43 AM