CVE-2025-66271
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Publication date: 2025-12-09

Last updated on: 2025-12-09

Assigner: JPCERT/CC

Description
Clone for Windows provided by ELECOM CO.,LTD. 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 SYSTEM privilege.
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Published
2025-12-09
Last Modified
2025-12-09
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2026-06-16
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2025-12-09
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-66271
EUVD
EUVD-2025-201913
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elecom clone_for_windows *
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CWE ID Description
CWE-428 The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability occurs because Clone for Windows registers a Windows service with an unquoted file path. If a user has write permission on the root directory of the system drive, they can exploit this to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

Impact Analysis

An attacker with write access to the root directory of the system drive can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges, potentially leading to full system compromise, unauthorized access, and control over the affected system.

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