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
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.
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]