CVE-2025-25008HighCVSS 7.1
Windows Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft Windows allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
🎯 Affected products9
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2025
- Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
✅ Remediation
KB5053596 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.17763.7009 KB5053603 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.3328 KB5053638 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) — fixed build 10.0.20348.3270 KB5053598 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.26100.3476 KB5053636 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) — fixed build 10.0.26100.3403 KB5053594 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.7876 KB5053599 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.25398.1486
🔗 References (13)
- advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-25008
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5053596
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5053596
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5053603
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5053603
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5053638
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5053598
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5053598
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5053636
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5053594
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5053594
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5053599
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5053599