CVE-2025-53796Network attack vector

Information disclosure via RRAS buffer over-read

Published Sep 9, 2025 · Updated Feb 20, 2026

A buffer over-read in Microsoft Windows Server RRAS allows remote attackers to disclose memory contents over a network. Microsoft has not disclosed the affected RRAS function, input format, or request path beyond identifying an out-of-bounds read. Exploitation requires user interaction; the reported consequence is disclosure only, with no write or service-interruption capability.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability1.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

A buffer over-read in Microsoft Windows Server RRAS allows remote attackers to disclose memory contents over a network. Microsoft has not disclosed the affected RRAS function, input format, or request path beyond identifying an out-of-bounds read. Exploitation requires user interaction; the reported consequence is disclosure only, with no write or service-interruption capability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-53796
Published
Sep 9, 2025
Updated
Feb 20, 2026
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2019
Classifications
CWE-126
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 9, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.7792

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows Server 2019version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.7792
Microsoft · Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.6584
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.8422
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)version=6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.25675
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012version=6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.25675
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)version=10.0.25398.0 <10.0.25398.1849
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.8422
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1version=6.1.7601.0 <6.1.7601.27929
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)version=6.1.7601.0 <6.1.7601.27929
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.22774
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.7792
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2version=6.0.6003.0 <6.0.6003.23529
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022version=10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.4171
Microsoft · Windows Server 2025version=10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.6584
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.22774
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)version=6.0.6003.0 <6.0.6003.23529

Published CVSS scores

6.5Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-126Buffer Over-read

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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