CVE-2025-53779 json
Windows Kerberos Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
published 2025-08-12 14 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-24284
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.7%
- EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Relative path traversal in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Patch / fix
- Microsoft Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.4946
- Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.4946
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 14 mo ago
Exploit prediction
2.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Server 2025
- Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-23 Relative Path Traversal
References
-
msrc.microsoft.com
/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53779
vendor-advisory, patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-53779
- NVD CVE-2025-53779
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