CVE-2025-55339: Windows Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2025-10-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-125

Description

Out-of-bounds read in Windows NDIS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22621.6060 — fixed in 10.0.22621.6060
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22631.6060 — fixed in 10.0.22631.6060
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.26100.6899 — fixed in 10.0.26100.6899
Microsoft Windows 11 25H2: before 10.0.26200.6899 — fixed in 10.0.26200.6899
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: before 10.0.20348.4294 — fixed in 10.0.20348.4294
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): before 10.0.25398.1913 — fixed in 10.0.25398.1913
Microsoft Windows Server 2025: before 10.0.26100.6899 — fixed in 10.0.26100.6899
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.6060 — fixed in 10.0.22621.6060
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.6060 — fixed in 10.0.22631.6060
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.6060 — fixed in 10.0.22631.6060
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.6899 — fixed in 10.0.26100.6899
Microsoft Windows 11 25H2: from 10.0.26200.0 before 10.0.26200.6899 — fixed in 10.0.26200.6899
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: from 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.4294 — fixed in 10.0.20348.4294
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): from 10.0.25398.0 before 10.0.25398.1913 — fixed in 10.0.25398.1913
Microsoft Windows Server 2025: from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.6899 — fixed in 10.0.26100.6899

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22621.6060; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22631.6060; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.26100.6899; Microsoft Windows 11 25H2 10.0.26200.6899; Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.4294; Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.1913; Microsoft Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.6899; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22621.6060; Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3 10.0.22631.6060; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22631.6060; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.26100.6899; Microsoft Windows 11 25H2 10.0.26200.6899. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-55339

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