Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-27733

High

Published: 08 April 2025

Published
08 April 2025
Modified
10 July 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0162 82.3th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-27733 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 17.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-27733 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability, tracked under CWE-125, that affects the Windows NTFS file system component. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 and permits an unauthorized local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system.

An attacker with the ability to interact with a targeted Windows system can trigger the out-of-bounds read through local access without requiring prior authentication, provided user interaction occurs. Successful exploitation results in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the host.

Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-27733 that includes mitigation guidance and is available at the referenced URL. The EPSS score remains flat at 0.0162 with no material increase observed since disclosure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Out-of-bounds read in Windows NTFS allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

microsoft
windows 10 1507
≤ 10.0.10240.20978 · ≤ 10.0.10240.20978
microsoft
windows 10 1607
≤ 10.0.14393.7969 · ≤ 10.0.14393.7969
microsoft
windows 10 1809
≤ 10.0.17763.7136 · ≤ 10.0.17763.7136
microsoft
windows server 2008
all versions, r2
microsoft
windows server 2012
all versions, r2
microsoft
windows server 2016
≤ 10.0.14393.7969
microsoft
windows server 2019
≤ 10.0.17763.7136

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References