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CVE-2025-59281

Xbox Gaming Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 14, 2025 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 12:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorXbox Gaming Services

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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

Affected

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

Xbox Gaming Services· Microsoft
95%
v < 31.105.17001.019.0.0.0 ≤ v < 31.105.17001.0*19.0.0.0
Affected range stops below 31.105.17001.0, 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:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: cverecord
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59281

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-59

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