CVE-2025-25008: Windows Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-03-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-59

Description

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

Affected products

Microsoft Windows Server 2016: before 10.0.14393.7876 — fixed in 10.0.14393.7876
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: before 10.0.17763.7009 — fixed in 10.0.17763.7009
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: before 10.0.20348.3328 — fixed in 10.0.20348.3328
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): before 10.0.25398.1486 — fixed in 10.0.25398.1486
Microsoft Windows Server 2025: before 10.0.26100.3476 — fixed in 10.0.26100.3476
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.7876 — fixed in 10.0.14393.7876
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.7009 — fixed in 10.0.17763.7009
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: from 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.3328 — fixed in 10.0.20348.3328
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): from 10.0.25398.0 before 10.0.25398.1486 — fixed in 10.0.25398.1486
Microsoft Windows Server 2025: from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.3476 — fixed in 10.0.26100.3476

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.7876; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.7009; Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.3328; Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.1486; Microsoft Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.3476; Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.7876; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.7009; Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.3328; Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.1486; Microsoft Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.3476. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-25008

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