CVE-2025-26651 | Windows Local Session Manager (LSM) Denial of Service Vulnerability

Exposed dangerous method or function in Windows Local Session Manager (LSM) allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.

Published: 2025-04-08 Last update: 2025-07-10 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-26651 is rated Moderate Risk (54.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.64%, 95th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-26651

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-17 39.76% 14.64% -25.12%
2 2026-02-25 41.79% 39.76% -2.03%
3 2026-02-02 — 41.79% —

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-26651

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-26651

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-26651

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_11_22h2 < 10.0.22621.5189 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.5189 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.3775 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.3453 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2022_23h2 < 10.0.25398.1551 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.3775 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-26651

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