Cloudflare WARP Windows: Symlink Deletion via Privilege mgmt (<=2024.12.492.0)
CVE-2025-0651 Published on January 22, 2025
File symlink abuse might lead to deleting files belonging to SYSTEM user
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.
Weakness Type
Improper Privilege Management
The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-0651
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Affected Versions
Cloudflare WARP:- Before 2024.12.492.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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