Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-60715

Memory Safety in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2

Published
11 November 2025
Modified
17 November 2025
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 8.0
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0077 52th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-60715 is a high-severity Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008. Its CVSS base score is 8.0 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation of Remote Services (T1210); ranked in the top 48% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SC-7 (Boundary Protection) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
Why these techniques?

Heap buffer overflow in RRAS enables remote code execution via exploitation of the remote access service.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

microsoft
windows 10 1607
≤ 10.0.14393.8594 · ≤ 10.0.14393.8594
microsoft
windows 10 1809
≤ 10.0.17763.8027 · ≤ 10.0.17763.8027
microsoft
windows 10 21h2
≤ 10.0.19044.6575
microsoft
windows 10 22h2
≤ 10.0.19045.6575
microsoft
windows 11 23h2
≤ 10.0.22631.6199
microsoft
windows 11 24h2
≤ 10.0.26100.7092
microsoft
windows 11 25h2
≤ 10.0.26200.7092
microsoft
windows server 2008
all versions, r2
microsoft
windows server 2012
all versions, r2
microsoft
windows server 2016
≤ 10.0.14393.8594
+4 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • SI-2 Flaw Remediation
  • SC-7 Boundary Protection
  • AC-6 Least Privilege
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.4.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Directly requires timely patching of the heap buffer overflow flaw in RRAS before network-based exploitation can succeed.

prevent

Enforces boundary filtering and access restrictions on RRAS ports/protocols to block unauthorized network reachability even for authenticated attackers.

prevent

Limits privileges of authorized RRAS users so that a successful buffer overflow yields minimal code-execution impact.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 full match
prevents

Secure-development practices directly require bounds checking and safe memory handling that prevent heap overflows.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability scanning and recording can discover heap-overflow flaws but does not prevent their introduction in code.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Timely patching removes known heap-overflow instances after they exist.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

detects

Security testing in development and acceptance can detect heap overflows before release.

prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates practices that reduce the likelihood of introducing heap overflows.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify bounds-checking and safe memory APIs that mitigate heap overflows.

prevents

Secure architecture and engineering principles include memory-safety and input-validation controls that address heap overflows.

prevents

Secure coding standards directly prescribe techniques (safe functions, bounds checks) that prevent heap-based buffer overflows.

none

Change management ensures controlled deployment of fixes for discovered heap-overflow vulnerabilities.

References