Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Defender Firewall Service type confusion
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Microsoft Windows. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Defender Firewall Service. Executing a manipulation can lead to type confusion. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-54109. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Defender Firewall Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Windows Defender Firewall Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
The weakness was disclosed 09/09/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-54109. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/20/2025).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-27309). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 10
- 10 21H2
- 10 22H2
- 10 1607
- 10 1809
- 11 22H2
- 11 23H2
- 11 24H2
- Server 2008 R2 SP1
- Server 2008 SP2
- Server 2012
- Server 2012 R2
- Server 2016
- Server 2019
- Server 2022
- Server 2022 23H2
- Server 2025
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
- Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1
VulDB Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Temp Score: 5.8
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 6.7
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CNA Base Score: 6.7
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Exploiting
Class: Type confusionCWE: CWE-843
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Unproven
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
09/09/2025 VulDB entry created09/09/2025 Advisory disclosed
09/09/2025 Countermeasure disclosed
09/20/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-54109 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54109
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-323272
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 09/09/2025 19:29Updated: 09/20/2025 03:10
Changes: 09/09/2025 19:29 (35), 09/09/2025 19:32 (34), 09/12/2025 05:48 (11), 09/20/2025 03:10 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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