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CVE-2025-59511:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
External control of file name or path in Windows WLAN Service (CVE-2025-59511) is a local privilege escalation vulnerability discovered and disclosed on November 11, 2025. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server editions (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path) and affects the Windows WLAN Service component (NVD).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally on affected systems. This could potentially lead to complete system compromise with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Affected users should apply the relevant security updates through Windows Update or download and install the appropriate patches for their specific Windows version (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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