What is CVE-2025-57699?

CVE-2025-57699 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Western Digital Corporation Kitfox For Windows, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2025-08-22.

How severe is CVE-2025-57699?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Western Digital Corporation Kitfox For Windows

CVE-2025-57699

Western Digital Kitfox for Windows provided by Western Digital Corporation registers a Windows service with an unquoted file path. A user with the write permission on the root directory of the system drive may execute arbitrary code with the SYSTEM privilege.

EPSS: 0.002 (6.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Western Digital Corporation Kitfox For Windows — versions prior to 1.1.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-57699?: CVE-2025-57699 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Western Digital Corporation Kitfox For Windows, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2025-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2025-57699?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.