CVE-2025-25008

Published: Mar 11, 2025

Modified: Feb 13, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.1

HIGH

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

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Windows Server 2016	affected `10.0.14393.0 - < 10.0.14393.7876`
Microsoft	Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	affected `10.0.14393.0 - < 10.0.14393.7876`
Microsoft	Windows Server 2019	affected `10.0.17763.0 - < 10.0.17763.7009`
Microsoft	Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	affected `10.0.17763.0 - < 10.0.17763.7009`
Microsoft	Windows Server 2022	affected `10.0.20348.0 - < 10.0.20348.3328`
Microsoft	Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)	affected `10.0.25398.0 - < 10.0.25398.1486`
Microsoft	Windows Server 2025	affected `10.0.26100.0 - < 10.0.26100.3476`
Microsoft	Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)	affected `10.0.26100.0 - < 10.0.26100.3476`

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

vendor-advisory

patch

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