Privilege escalation in N/a

CVE-2025-69689

The Fan Control application V251 contains an improper privilege handling vulnerability in its Open File Dialog. The dialog processes user-supplied paths with elevated permissions, which can be exploited by a local attacker to perform actions with administrator-level privileges.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 0.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-69689: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-69689?
CVE-2025-69689 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-04-27.
How severe is CVE-2025-69689?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.