CVE-2025-55234
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Publication date: 2025-09-09

Last updated on: 2025-10-17

Assigner: Microsoft Corporation

Description
SMB Server might be susceptible to relay attacks depending on the configuration. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could perform relay attacks and make the users subject to elevation of privilege attacks. The SMB Server already supports mechanisms for hardening against relay attacks: SMB Server signing SMB Server Extended Protection for Authentication (EPA) Microsoft is releasing this CVE to provide customers with audit capabilities to help them to assess their environment and to identify any potential device or software incompatibility issues before deploying SMB Server hardening measures that protect against relay attacks. If you have not already enabled SMB Server hardening measures, we advise customers to take the following actions to be protected from these relay attacks: Assess your environment by utilizing the audit capabilities that we are exposing in the September 2025 security updates. See Support for Audit Events to deploy SMB Server Hardeningβ€”SMB Server Signing & SMB Server EPA. Adopt appropriate SMB Server hardening measures.
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Published
2025-09-09
Last Modified
2025-10-17
Generated
2026-05-07
AI Q&A
2025-09-09
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 21 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
microsoft windows_10_1507 to 10.0.10240.21128 (exc)
microsoft windows_10_1507 to 10.0.10240.21128 (exc)
microsoft windows_10_1607 to 10.0.14393.8422 (exc)
microsoft windows_10_1607 to 10.0.14393.8422 (exc)
microsoft windows_10_1809 to 10.0.17763.7792 (exc)
microsoft windows_10_1809 to 10.0.17763.7792 (exc)
microsoft windows_10_21h2 to 10.0.19044.6332 (exc)
microsoft windows_10_22h2 to 10.0.19045.6332 (exc)
microsoft windows_11_22h2 to 10.0.22621.5909 (exc)
microsoft windows_11_23h2 to 10.0.22631.5909 (exc)
microsoft windows_11_24h2 to 10.0.26100.6508 (exc)
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2
microsoft windows_server_2012 *
microsoft windows_server_2012 r2
microsoft windows_server_2016 to 10.0.14393.8422 (exc)
microsoft windows_server_2019 to 10.0.17763.7792 (exc)
microsoft windows_server_2022 to 10.0.20348.4106 (exc)
microsoft windows_server_2022_23h2 to 10.0.25398.1849 (exc)
microsoft windows_server_2025 to 10.0.26100.6508 (exc)
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Exploitability
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CWE ID Description
CWE-287 When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability involves the SMB Server being susceptible to relay attacks depending on its configuration. An attacker who successfully exploits this can perform relay attacks that may lead to elevation of privilege attacks on users. Microsoft provides audit capabilities to help assess environments and identify potential incompatibilities before deploying SMB Server hardening measures such as SMB Server signing and SMB Server Extended Protection for Authentication (EPA).


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

If exploited, this vulnerability can allow attackers to perform relay attacks that may result in elevation of privilege attacks, potentially compromising user accounts and system security. This could lead to unauthorized access and control over affected systems.


How can this vulnerability be detected on my network or system? Can you suggest some commands?

You can detect this vulnerability by utilizing the audit capabilities introduced in the September 2025 security updates for SMB Server. These audit features help assess your environment and identify potential device or software incompatibility issues related to SMB Server hardening against relay attacks. Specific commands are not provided in the available information.


What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?

Immediate steps include assessing your environment using the audit capabilities provided in the September 2025 security updates, and adopting appropriate SMB Server hardening measures such as enabling SMB Server signing and SMB Server Extended Protection for Authentication (EPA).


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