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GHSA-3W44-VQRJ-HGRJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-27 18:32 – Updated: 2026-04-27 18:32

Details

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.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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  "modified": "2026-04-27T18:32:09Z",
  "published": "2026-04-27T18:32:09Z",
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      "type": "WEB",
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CVE-2025-69689 (GCVE-0-2025-69689)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-27 00:00 – Updated: 2026-04-27 17:55

Summary

Severity

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

n/a
CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Assigner

mitre

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://getfancontrol.com
https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases
https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases/rele…
https://gist.github.com/ahrixia/7c89bb3f1af6e85ae…

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GHSA-3W44-VQRJ-HGRJ

CVE-2025-69689 (GCVE-0-2025-69689)

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