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CVE-2025-54917 is a Windows MapUrlToZone security feature bypass vulnerability that allows an attacker to trick Windows into misclassifying a URL's zone, bypassing zone-based restrictions. This flaw can undermine browser and application sandboxing by causing zone-mapping APIs to assign overly permissive trust to remote content through crafted URIs, UNC paths, or encoded file references. Discussions on WindowsForum cover the technical details, impact, and potential mitigation strategies for this vulnerability, which affects Windows security mechanisms.
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    CVE-2025-54917: Windows MapUrlToZone Security Feature Bypass Explained

    Microsoft’s security feed lists CVE-2025-54917 as a Windows MapUrlToZone “Security Feature Bypass” — a protection-mechanism failure that can let an attacker trick Windows into misclassifying a URL’s zone and thereby bypass zone-based restrictions across the network. This class of flaw sits...
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    • cve-2025-54917 defense in depth mapurltozone patch management path normalization path-canonicalization path-encoding security bypass unc path url encoding urlmon windows security wininet zone-mapping
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