CVE-2025-27728

Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 8, 2025 at 05:24 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:04 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2025Windows 11 24H2

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Out-of-bounds read in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers 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 < 10.0.26100.377510.0.26100.0 ≤ v < 10.0.26100.377510.0.26100.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.26100.3775, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.26100.377510.0.26100.0 ≤ v < 10.0.26100.377510.0.26100.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.26100.3775, 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 automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

7.8HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125

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