Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-59278

High

Published: 14 October 2025

Published
14 October 2025
Modified
27 October 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0011 29.6th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-59278 is a high-severity Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input (CWE-1287) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 29.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper validation of specified type of input in Windows Authentication Methods allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CWE(s)
CWE-1287

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

microsoft
windows 10 1507
≤ 10.0.10240.21161
microsoft
windows 10 1607
≤ 10.0.14393.8519
microsoft
windows 10 1809
≤ 10.0.17763.7919
microsoft
windows 10 21h2
≤ 10.0.19044.6456
microsoft
windows 10 22h2
≤ 10.0.19045.6456
microsoft
windows 11 22h2
≤ 10.0.22621.6060
microsoft
windows 11 23h2
≤ 10.0.22631.6060
microsoft
windows 11 24h2
≤ 10.0.26100.6899
microsoft
windows server 2008
all versions, r2
microsoft
windows server 2012
all versions, r2
+5 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

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

References