CVE-2025-53779
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Publication date: 2025-08-12
Last updated on: 2025-08-18
Assigner: Microsoft Corporation
Description
Description
Relative path traversal in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_server_2025 | to 10.0.26100.4851 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-23 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a relative path traversal issue in Windows Kerberos that allows an authorized attacker to elevate their privileges over a network.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
An attacker exploiting this vulnerability can gain higher privileges on a network, potentially leading to full control over affected systems and compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
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