Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows SPNEGO Extended Negotiation allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-47981 is rated High Exploit Risk (93.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 21.88%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +18.72% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-06-15 | 3.16% | 21.88% | +18.72% |
| 2 | 2026-06-07 | 3.02% | 3.16% | +0.14% |
| 3 | 2026-05-27 | — | 3.02% | — |
Full EPSS history (20 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10_1507 | < 10.0.10240.21073 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1507 | < 10.0.10240.21073 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1607 | < 10.0.14393.8246 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1607 | < 10.0.14393.8246 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1809 | < 10.0.17763.7558 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1809 | < 10.0.17763.7558 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_21h2 | < 10.0.19044.6093 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_22h2 | < 10.0.19045.6093 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_11_22h2 | < 10.0.22621.5624 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_11_23h2 | < 10.0.22631.5624 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_11_24h2 | < 10.0.26100.4652 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | r2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | < 10.0.14393.8246 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | < 10.0.17763.7558 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2022 | < 10.0.20348.3932 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2022_23h2 | < 10.0.25398.1732 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2025 | < 10.0.26100.4652 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-47981 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-47981-detection-script-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-spnego-extended-negotiation | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-47981-mitigation-script-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-spnego-extended-negotiation | Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory |