CVE-2025-59185Network attack vector

NTLM hash disclosure via externally controlled paths

Published Oct 14, 2025 · Updated Feb 22, 2026

External path control in Windows Core Shell allows remote attackers to disclose NTLM hashes through network-delivered content. Microsoft identifies externally controlled file names or paths but has not disclosed the specific Core Shell locus or path-handling operation. Exploitation requires user interaction; successful attacks expose authentication material without modifying data or interrupting service.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability1.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

External path control in Windows Core Shell allows remote attackers to disclose NTLM hashes through network-delivered content. Microsoft identifies externally controlled file names or paths but has not disclosed the specific Core Shell locus or path-handling operation. Exploitation requires user interaction; successful attacks expose authentication material without modifying data or interrupting service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-59185
Published
Oct 14, 2025
Updated
Feb 22, 2026
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10 Version 1507
Classifications
CWE-73, T1187
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 22, 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=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.21161

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1507version=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.21161
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.7919
Microsoft · Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.6899
Microsoft · Windows 11, version 25H2version=10.0.26200.0 <10.0.26200.6899
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.8519
Microsoft · Windows 11, version 24H2version=10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.6899
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2version=10.0.19044.0 <10.0.19044.6456
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)version=10.0.25398.0 <10.0.25398.1913
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.8519
Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 22H3version=10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.6060
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 22H2version=10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.6456
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.22824
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.7919
Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 23H2version=10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.6060
Microsoft · Windows 11, version 22H2version=10.0.22621.0 <10.0.22621.6060
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.8519
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022version=10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.4294
Microsoft · Windows Server 2025version=10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.6899
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.7919
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.22824

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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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-73External Control of File Name or Path
T1187Forced Authentication

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