CVE-2025-48799
Windows Update Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 10.0.14393.8246, 10.0.17763.7558, 10.0.19044.6093, 10.0.19045.6093, 10.0.22621.5624, and 2 more
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- 3 proofs of concept on GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Update Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
From 10.0.14393.0 · fixed in 10.0.14393.8246
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
From 10.0.17763.0 · fixed in 10.0.17763.7558
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
From 10.0.19044.0 · fixed in 10.0.19044.6093
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2
From 10.0.19045.0 · fixed in 10.0.19045.6093
- Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2
From 10.0.22621.0 · fixed in 10.0.22621.5624
- Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3
From 10.0.22631.0 · fixed in 10.0.22631.5624
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2
From 10.0.22631.0 · fixed in 10.0.22631.5624
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
From 10.0.26100.0 · fixed in 10.0.26100.4652
- Microsoft Windows Server 2025
From 10.0.26100.0 · fixed in 10.0.26100.4652
- Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.26100.0 · fixed in 10.0.26100.4652