CVE-2025-69689

Name: CVE-2025-69689
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2026-04-27T18:16:53.16+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.8/10EPSS 0.10%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

This CVE is reserved or awaiting analysis. Details will appear once published by NVD.

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

8.8/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.10%

1.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

References

https://getfancontrol.com
https://gist.github.com/ahrixia/7c89bb3f1af6e85aeedde5ddb557a529
https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases
https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases/releases/tag/V251

Timeline

Published: Apr 27, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Awaiting Analysis

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Source: NVD / NIST