CVE-2025-55233
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Publication date: 2025-12-09
Last updated on: 2025-12-12
Assigner: Microsoft Corporation
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10_1809 | to 10.0.17763.8146 (inc) |
| microsoft | windows_10_21h2 | to 10.0.19044.6691 (inc) |
| microsoft | windows_10_22h2 | to 10.0.19045.6691 (inc) |
| microsoft | windows_11_23h2 | to 10.0.22631.6345 (inc) |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | to 10.0.17763.8146 (inc) |
| microsoft | windows_server_2022_23h2 | to 10.0.25398.2025 (inc) |
| microsoft | windows_11_24h2 | to 10.0.26100.7392 (inc) |
| microsoft | windows_11_25h2 | to 10.0.26200.7392 (inc) |
| microsoft | windows_server_2025 | to 10.0.26100.7392 (inc) |
| microsoft | windows | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-125 | The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. |
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AI Powered Q&A
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
Apply the security updates provided by Microsoft for CVE-2025-55233 as soon as possible to mitigate the elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Projected File System. [1]
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is an out-of-bounds read in the Windows Projected File System that allows an authorized attacker to locally elevate their privileges.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
An attacker who is already authorized on the system could exploit this vulnerability to gain higher privileges, potentially allowing them to perform actions with elevated rights that they should not have.