First published: Wed Jan 22 2025(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cna@cloudflare.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Cloudflare WARP | <2024.12.492.0 |
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CVE-2025-0651 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to improper privilege management allowing unauthorized file manipulation.
To fix CVE-2025-0651, update your Cloudflare WARP software to a version newer than 2024.12.492.0.
CVE-2025-0651 affects users of Cloudflare WARP on Windows versions up to 2024.12.492.0.
CVE-2025-0651 allows an attacker with low system privileges to create symlinks for file manipulation within the Cloudflare WARP directory.
As of now, there is no publicly known exploit for CVE-2025-0651, but it is advisable to take preventive measures.