Local information disclosure via attacker-controlled file path
Published Apr 8, 2025 · Updated Aug 10, 2026
External path control in Microsoft Windows Admin Center allows local users to disclose information from the host through crafted file input. Microsoft has not disclosed the affected component or the operation that accepts an attacker-controlled file name or path. No prior privileges or user interaction are required, and the reported consequence is limited to reading host information without data modification or service interruption.
Summary
What happened
External path control in Microsoft Windows Admin Center allows local users to disclose information from the host through crafted file input. Microsoft has not disclosed the affected component or the operation that accepts an attacker-controlled file name or path. No prior privileges or user interaction are required, and the reported consequence is limited to reading host information without data modification or service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-29819
- Published
- Apr 8, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows Admin Center
- Classifications
- CWE-73, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 8, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1809.0 <2.4.2.1
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