CVE-2025-53779 | Windows Kerberos Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Relative path traversal in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Published: 2025-08-12 Last update: 2025-08-18 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-53779 is rated Moderate Risk (58.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.37%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-53779

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 2026-05-29 2.19% 2.37% +0.18%
2 2026-05-28 2.41% 2.19% -0.22%
3 2026-05-18 — 2.41% —

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-53779

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.2 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-53779

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-53779

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.4851 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-53779

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