CVE-2025-59194
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
HIGH
7
CVSS Score
Published: October 14, 2025 at 05:01 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:45 AM UTC
7 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2025Windows 11 24H2Windows 11 23H2
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Severity
HIGH7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Use of uninitialized resource in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 10.0.22621.6060, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.22631.6060, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.26100.6899, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.26200.6899, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.25398.1913, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.26100.6899, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.25398.0 ≤ v < 10.0.25398.1913
Affected range stops below 10.0.25398.1913, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: cverecord
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59194SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-908
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