CVE-2025-4211

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in QFileSystemEngine in the Qt corelib module on Windows which potentially allows Symlink Attacks and the use of Malicious Files. Issue originates from CVE-2024-38081. The vulnerability arises from the use of the GetTempPath API, which can be exploited by attackers to manipulate temporary file paths, potentially leading to unauthorized access and privilege escalation. The affected public API in the Qt Framework is QDir::tempPath() and anything that uses it, such as QStandardPaths with TempLocation, QTemporaryDir, and QTemporaryFile.This issue affects all version of Qt up to and including 5.15.18, from 6.0.0 through 6.5.8, from 6.6.0 through 6.8.1. It is fixed in Qt 5.15.19, Qt 6.5.9, Qt 6.8.2, 6.9.0

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/632231

Configurations

No configuration.

History

16 May 2025, 14:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-05-16 14:15

Updated : 2025-05-16 14:42

NVD link : CVE-2025-4211

Mitre link : CVE-2025-4211

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-4211

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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