CVE-2025-25008

Windows Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: March 11, 2025 at 04:59 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:59 AM UTC
6 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2022

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft Windows allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 10.0.14393.787610.0.14393.0 ≤ v < 10.0.14393.787610.0.14393.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.14393.7876, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.17763.700910.0.17763.0 ≤ v < 10.0.17763.700910.0.17763.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.17763.7009, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.20348.332810.0.20348.0 ≤ v < 10.0.20348.332810.0.20348.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.20348.3328, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.25398.148610.0.25398.0 ≤ v < 10.0.25398.148610.0.25398.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.25398.1486, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.26100.347610.0.26100.0 ≤ v < 10.0.26100.347610.0.26100.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.26100.3476, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.25398.0 ≤ v < 10.0.25398.1486
Affected range stops below 10.0.25398.1486, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.1HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-59

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