fkie_cve-2025-25008
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2025-03-11 17:16
Modified
2025-07-01 19:48
Severity ?
7.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Summary
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft Windows allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
References
secure@microsoft.comhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-25008Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_server_2016 *
microsoft windows_server_2019 *
microsoft windows_server_2022 *
microsoft windows_server_2022_23h2 *
microsoft windows_server_2025 *


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