CVE-2025-59284

NTLM credential relay via crafted TAR hard link

Published Oct 14, 2025 · Updated Oct 14, 2025

Information exposure in affected Windows releases allows remote attackers to relay a user's NTLM credentials through a crafted TAR file. A crafted hard link in the TAR parser triggers an outbound SMB authentication request, exposing NTLM credentials for relay in the current user's context. Exploitation requires the target to visit a malicious page or open the file; no direct data modification or service interruption is reported.

CVSS severity3.3
Low
EPSS probability1.03%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information exposure in affected Windows releases allows remote attackers to relay a user's NTLM credentials through a crafted TAR file. A crafted hard link in the TAR parser triggers an outbound SMB authentication request, exposing NTLM credentials for relay in the current user's context. Exploitation requires the target to visit a malicious page or open the file; no direct data modification or service interruption is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-59284
Published
Oct 14, 2025
Updated
Oct 14, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
Classifications
CWE-200, T1187
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.6899

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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 11, version 24H2version=10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.6899
Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 22H3version=10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.6060
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 Server 2025version=10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.6899

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.3Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1187Forced Authentication

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