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TI-2025-00548 Aliases CVE-2025-0651GHSA-9g4q-mq35-ffg3

File symlink abuse might lead to deleting files belonging to SYSTEM user

Priority LOW 29CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Active
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Cloudflare WARP on Windows allows File Manipulation. User with a low system privileges  can create a set of symlinks inside the C:\ProgramData\Cloudflare\warp-diag-partials folder. After triggering the 'Reset all settings" option the WARP service will delete the files that the symlink was pointing to. Given the WARP service operates with System privileges this might lead to deleting files owned by the System user. This issue affects WARP: before 2024.12.492.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.003 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed WARP (Cloudflare): 2024.12.492.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CloudflareWARPbefore 2024.12.492.02024.12.492.0Patch availableCNA
  • WARP VendorCloudflare Affected before 2024.12.492.0 Fixed in 2024.12.492.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cloudflare:warp:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*before 2024.12.492.0VulnerableCloudflare
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudflare:warp:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 2024.12.492.0 Vulnerable ·Cloudflare

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA WARP (Cloudflare) Fixed in 2024.12.492.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-0651
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9g4q-mq35-ffg3

References

Other 1

  • TI-2022-04046 support_uri validation missing in WARP client for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.9
  • TI-2022-03068 Bypassing Cloudflare Zero Trust policies using warp-cli set-custom-endpoint command CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-01749 Remote access to warp-svc.exe in Cloudflare WARP CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2022-03240 Lock WARP switch bypass using warp-cli 'add-trusted-ssid' command CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-02579 Plaintext transmission of DNS requests in Windows 1.1.1.1 WARP client CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2023-01335 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in WARP's MSI Installer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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