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CVE-2025-27488

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CVE-2025-27488

Published: May 13, 2025

Modified: Feb 13, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

6.7

MEDIUM

Description

Use of hard-coded credentials in Windows Hardware Lab Kit allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

VendorProductVersions

Microsoft

Windows 10 HLK version 20H2

affected
1.0.0 - < 10.1.19041.5609

Microsoft

Windows 10 HLK version 21H1

affected
1.0.0 - < 10.1.19041.5609

Microsoft

Windows 10 HLK version 21H2

affected
1.0.0 - < 10.1.19041.5609

Microsoft

Windows 10 HLK Version 22H2

affected
1.0.0 - < 10.1.19041.5609

Microsoft

Windows 11 HLK 22H2

affected
1.0.0 - < 10.1.22621.5040

Microsoft

Windows 11 HLK 24H2

affected
1.0.0 - < 10.1.26100.3478

Microsoft

Windows HLK for Windows 10 version 2004

affected
1.0.0 - < 10.1.19041.5609

Microsoft

Windows HLK for Windows Server 2019

affected
1.0.0 - < 10.1.17763.7010

Microsoft

Windows HLK for Windows Server 2022

affected
1.0.0 - < 10.1.20348.3330

Microsoft

Windows HLK for Windows Server 2025

affected
1.0.0 - < 10.1.26100.3478

Microsoft

Windows HLK, version 1809

affected
1.0.0 - < 10.1.17763.7010

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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