CVE-2025-48819: Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-07-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-591

Description

Sensitive data storage in improperly locked memory in Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over an adjacent network.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: before 10.0.10240.21073 — fixed in 10.0.10240.21073
Microsoft Windows 10 1607: before 10.0.14393.8246 — fixed in 10.0.14393.8246
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.17763.7558 — fixed in 10.0.17763.7558
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19044.6093 — fixed in 10.0.19044.6093
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19045.6093 — fixed in 10.0.19045.6093
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22621.5624 — fixed in 10.0.22621.5624
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22631.5624 — fixed in 10.0.22631.5624
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.26100.4652 — fixed in 10.0.26100.4652
Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: before 10.0.14393.8246 — fixed in 10.0.14393.8246
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: before 10.0.17763.7558 — fixed in 10.0.17763.7558
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: before 10.0.20348.3932 — fixed in 10.0.20348.3932
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): before 10.0.25398.1732 — fixed in 10.0.25398.1732
Microsoft Windows Server 2025: before 10.0.26100.4652 — fixed in 10.0.26100.4652
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: from 10.0.10240.0 before 10.0.10240.21073 — fixed in 10.0.10240.21073
Microsoft Windows 10 1607: from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.8246 — fixed in 10.0.14393.8246
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.7558 — fixed in 10.0.17763.7558
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19044.0 before 10.0.19044.6093 — fixed in 10.0.19044.6093
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.6093 — fixed in 10.0.19045.6093
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.5624 — fixed in 10.0.22621.5624
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.5624 — fixed in 10.0.22631.5624
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.5624 — fixed in 10.0.22631.5624
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.4652 — fixed in 10.0.26100.4652
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1: from 6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.27820 — fixed in 6.1.7601.27820
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: from 6.0.6003.0 before 6.0.6003.23418 — fixed in 6.0.6003.23418
Microsoft Windows Server 2012: from 6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.25573 — fixed in 6.2.9200.25573
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2: from 6.3.9600.0 before 6.3.9600.22676 — fixed in 6.3.9600.22676
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.8246 — fixed in 10.0.14393.8246
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.7558 — fixed in 10.0.17763.7558

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0.10240.21073; Microsoft Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.8246; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.7558; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.6093; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.6093; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22621.5624; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22631.5624; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.26100.4652; Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.8246; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.7558; Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.3932; Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.1732. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-48819

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