CVE-2025-29968

Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) Denial of Service Vulnerability

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 13, 2025 at 04:58 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:05 AM UTC
7 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2012

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Improper input validation in Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.

Affected

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

6.0.6003.0 ≤ v < 6.0.6003.232796.1.7601.0 ≤ v < 6.1.7601.277296.0.6003.06.1.7601.0r2 sp1sp2
Affected range stops below 6.0.6003.23279, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.1.7601.27729, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
6.2.9200.0 ≤ v < 6.2.9200.254756.3.9600.0 ≤ v < 6.3.9600.225776.2.9200.06.3.9600.0r2
Affected range stops below 6.2.9200.25475, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.3.9600.22577, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.14393.806610.0.14393.0 ≤ v < 10.0.14393.806610.0.14393.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.14393.8066, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.17763.731410.0.17763.0 ≤ v < 10.0.17763.731410.0.17763.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.17763.7314, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.20348.369210.0.20348.0 ≤ v < 10.0.20348.369210.0.20348.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.20348.3692, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.25398.161110.0.25398.0 ≤ v < 10.0.25398.161110.0.25398.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.25398.1611, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.25398.0 ≤ v < 10.0.25398.1611
Affected range stops below 10.0.25398.1611, 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

6.5MEDIUMmicrosoft
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo

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