CVE-2025-25008

Local privilege escalation via improper link resolution

Published Mar 11, 2025 · Updated Feb 13, 2026

Link-following in Microsoft Windows Server allows local users to elevate privileges by redirecting a privileged file access. Microsoft identifies improper link resolution before file access but has not disclosed the affected component, file operation, or link-handling path. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access and can modify data and interrupt service with elevated rights; no confidentiality impact is reported.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Link-following in Microsoft Windows Server allows local users to elevate privileges by redirecting a privileged file access. Microsoft identifies improper link resolution before file access but has not disclosed the affected component, file operation, or link-handling path. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access and can modify data and interrupt service with elevated rights; no confidentiality impact is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-25008
Published
Mar 11, 2025
Updated
Feb 13, 2026
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2019
Classifications
CWE-59, CAPEC-132
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 13, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.7009

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows Server 2019version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.7009
Microsoft · Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.3476
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.7876
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)version=10.0.25398.0 <10.0.25398.1486
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.7876
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.7009
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022version=10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.3328
Microsoft · Windows Server 2025version=10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.3476

Published CVSS scores

7.1NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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No observations available

Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC-132Symlink Attack

Public exploit references

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