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CVE-2025-4211

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in QFileSystemEngine on Windows

7.3 High

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in QFileSystemEngine in the Qt corelib module on Windows which potentially allows Symlink Attacks and the use of Malicious Files. Issue originates from CVE-2024-38081. The vulnerability arises from the use of the GetTempPath API, which can be exploited by attackers to manipulate temporary file paths, potentially leading to unauthorized access and privilege escalation. The affected public API in the Qt Framework is QDir::tempPath() and anything that uses it, such as QStandardPaths with TempLocation, QTemporaryDir, and QTemporaryFile.

This issue affects all version of Qt up to and including 5.15.18, from 6.0.0 through 6.5.8, from 6.6.0 through 6.8.1. It is fixed in Qt 5.15.19, Qt 6.5.9, Qt 6.8.2, 6.9.0

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
Passive

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.21%Up 0.2 points since May 17, 2025
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.3

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in QFileSystemEngine on Windows

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in QFileSystemEngine in the Qt corelib module on Windows which potentially allows Symlink Attacks and the use of Malicious Files. Issue originates from CVE-2024-38081. The vulnerability arises from the use of the GetTempPath API, which can be exploited by attackers to manipulate temporary file paths, potentially leading to unauthorized access and privilege escalation. The affected public API in the Qt Framework is QDir::tempPath() and anything that uses it, such as QStandardPaths with TempLocation, QTemporaryDir, and QTemporaryFile.

This issue affects all version of Qt up to and including 5.15.18, from 6.0.0 through 6.5.8, from 6.6.0 through 6.8.1. It is fixed in Qt 5.15.19, Qt 6.5.9, Qt 6.8.2, 6.9.0

Record
CVE-2025-4211
CVSS 4.0
7.3 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:P
Weakness
CWE-59
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-28000 7.3

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in QFileSystemEngine in the Qt corelib module on Windows which potentially allows Symlink Attacks and the use of Malicious Files. Issue originates from CVE-2024-38081. The vulnerability arises from the use of the GetTempPath API, which can be exploited by attackers to manipulate temporary file paths, potentially leading to unauthorized access and privilege escalation. The affected public API in the Qt Framework is QDir::tempPath() and anything that uses it, such as QStandardPaths with TempLocation, QTemporaryDir, and QTemporaryFile.

This issue affects all version of Qt up to and including 5.15.18, from 6.0.0 through 6.5.8, from 6.6.0 through 6.8.1. It is fixed in Qt 5.15.19, Qt 6.5.9, Qt 6.8.2, 6.9.0

Record
EUVD-2025-28000
CVSS 4.0
7.3 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:P
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8cgq-rf3m-gjm4 7.3

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in QFileSystemEngine...

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in QFileSystemEngine in the Qt corelib module on Windows which potentially allows Symlink Attacks and the use of Malicious Files. Issue originates from CVE-2024-38081. The vulnerability arises from the use of the GetTempPath API, which can be exploited by attackers to manipulate temporary file paths, potentially leading to unauthorized access and privilege escalation. The affected public API in the Qt Framework is QDir::tempPath() and anything that uses it, such as QStandardPaths with TempLocation, QTemporaryDir, and QTemporaryFile.This issue affects all version of Qt up to and including 5.15.18, from 6.0.0 through 6.5.8, from 6.6.0 through 6.8.1. It is fixed in Qt 5.15.19, Qt 6.5.9, Qt 6.8.2, 6.9.0

Record
GHSA-8cgq-rf3m-gjm4
CVSS 4.0
7.3 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:P/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness
CWE-59
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.3

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in QFileSystemEngine in the Qt corelib module on Windows which potentially allows Symlink Attacks and the use of Malicious Files. Issue originates from CVE-2024-38081. The vulnerability arises from the use of the GetTempPath API, which can be exploited by attackers to manipulate temporary file paths, potentially leading to unauthorized access and privilege escalation. The affected public API in the Qt Framework is QDir::tempPath() and anything that uses it, such as QStandardPaths with TempLocation, QTemporaryDir, and QTemporaryFile.

This issue affects all version of Qt up to and including 5.15.18, from 6.0.0 through 6.5.8, from 6.6.0 through 6.8.1. It is fixed in Qt 5.15.19, Qt 6.5.9, Qt 6.8.2, 6.9.0

Record
CVE-2025-4211
CVSS 4.0
7.3 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:P/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness
CWE-59
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-4211 7.3

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in QFileSystemEngine in the Qt corelib module on Windows which potentially allows Symlink Attacks and the use of Malicious Files. Issue originates from CVE-2024-38081. The vulnerability arises from the use of the GetTempPath API, which can be exploited by attackers to manipulate temporary file paths, potentially leading to unauthorized access and privilege escalation. The affected public API in the Qt Framework is QDir::tempPath() and anything that uses it, such as QStandardPaths with TempLocation, QTemporaryDir, and QTemporaryFile. This issue affects all version of Qt up to and including 5.15.18, from 6.0.0 through 6.5.8, from 6.6.0 through 6.8.1. It is fixed in Qt 5.15.19, Qt 6.5.9, Qt 6.8.2, 6.9.0

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-4211
CVSS 4.0
7.3 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:P
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
qtbase-opensource-src
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu95.5.1+dfsg-6ubuntu45.5.1+dfsg-10ubuntu25.5.1+dfsg-13ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-13ubuntu2
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5.5.1+dfsg-13ubuntu35.5.1+dfsg-14ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-14ubuntu25.5.1+dfsg-14ubuntu35.5.1+dfsg-15ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu65.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu75.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.15.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.25.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.55.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.65.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.75.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.7+esm15.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.7+esm2
None known
qtbase-opensource-src-gles
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu95.5.1+dfsg-6ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-10ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-13ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-13ubuntu2
Show 9 moreShow less
5.5.1+dfsg-13ubuntu35.5.1+dfsg-14ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-14ubuntu25.5.1+dfsg-14ubuntu35.5.1+dfsg-15ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu45.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu55.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu6
None known
qtbase-opensource-src
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.9.1+dfsg-10ubuntu15.9.1+dfsg-10ubuntu25.9.2+dfsg-4ubuntu65.9.3+dfsg-0ubuntu15.9.3+dfsg-0ubuntu3
Show 12 moreShow less
5.9.3+dfsg-0ubuntu45.9.4+dfsg-0ubuntu35.9.4+dfsg-0ubuntu45.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu15.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu25.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.15.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.35.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.45.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.55.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.65.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.6+esm15.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.6+esm2
None known
qtbase-opensource-src
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.12.4+dfsg-4ubuntu15.12.5+dfsg-25.12.5+dfsg-85.12.5+dfsg-8build15.12.5+dfsg-9build1
Show 6 moreShow less
5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu15.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu2.15.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1+esm15.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1+esm25.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1+esm35.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1+esm4
None known
qtbase-opensource-src-gles
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.12.4+dfsg-1build15.12.5+dfsg-15.12.5+dfsg-25.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1
None known
qt6-base
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
6.2.2+dfsg-5ubuntu16.2.2+dfsg-6ubuntu16.2.2+dfsg-6ubuntu26.2.4+dfsg-1ubuntu16.2.4+dfsg-2ubuntu16.2.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.1
None known
qtbase-opensource-src
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.2+dfsg-125.15.2+dfsg-135.15.2+dfsg-145.15.2+dfsg-14ubuntu15.15.2+dfsg-14ubuntu3
Show 5 moreShow less
5.15.2+dfsg-155.15.3+dfsg-15.15.3+dfsg-25.15.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.15.15.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.2
None known
qtbase-opensource-src-gles
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.2+dfsg-45.15.2+dfsg-55.15.3+dfsg-1
None known
qt6-base
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
6.4.2+dfsg-186.4.2+dfsg-196.4.2+dfsg-19build16.4.2+dfsg-206.4.2+dfsg-216.4.2+dfsg-21.1build46.4.2+dfsg-21.1build5
None known
qtbase-opensource-src
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.10+dfsg-35.15.10+dfsg-55.15.10+dfsg-5ubuntu15.15.12+dfsg-1ubuntu15.15.12+dfsg-3ubuntu15.15.12+dfsg-3ubuntu65.15.12+dfsg-3ubuntu75.15.13+dfsg-1ubuntu1
None known
Show 10 moreShow less
Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
qtbase-opensource-src-gles
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.10+dfsg-25.15.10+dfsg-35.15.12+dfsg-15.15.12+dfsg-1ubuntu15.15.12+dfsg-1ubuntu25.15.13+dfsg-1
None known
qt6-base
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
6.8.3+dfsg-0ubuntu26.8.3+dfsg-0ubuntu36.9.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1
None known
qtbase-opensource-src
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.15+dfsg-4ubuntu15.15.15+dfsg-5ubuntu15.15.17+dfsg-1ubuntu1
None known
qtbase-opensource-src-gles
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.15+dfsg-25.15.17+dfsg-1
None known
qt6-base
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
6.10.2+dfsg-76.10.2+dfsg-14ubuntu26.10.2+dfsg-156.10.2+dfsg-166.11.2+dfsg-4ubuntu2
None known
qtbase-opensource-src
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.18+dfsg-1ubuntu15.15.19+dfsg-2ubuntu15.15.19+dfsg-2ubuntu2
None known
qtbase-opensource-src-gles
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.18+dfsg-15.15.19+dfsg-2
None known
qt6-base
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
6.9.2+dfsg-1ubuntu16.9.2+dfsg-26.9.2+dfsg-3ubuntu16.9.2+dfsg-3ubuntu26.9.2+dfsg-46.10.2+dfsg-36.10.2+dfsg-66.10.2+dfsg-7
None known
qtbase-opensource-src
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.17+dfsg-1ubuntu15.15.17+dfsg-1ubuntu25.15.18+dfsg-1ubuntu1
None known
qtbase-opensource-src-gles
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.17+dfsg-15.15.17+dfsg-25.15.18+dfsg-1
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-4211 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Qt, published May 16, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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