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CVE-2025-59281: Xbox Gaming Services 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 2026-10-08
- Weakness: CWE-59
Description
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in XBox Gaming Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected products
- Microsoft Xbox Gaming Services: before 31.105.17001.0 — fixed in 31.105.17001.0
- Microsoft Xbox Gaming Services: from 19.0.0.0 before 31.105.17001.0 — fixed in 31.105.17001.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Xbox Gaming Services 31.105.17001.0; Microsoft Xbox Gaming Services 31.105.17001.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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