Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 MultiPoint Services access control
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.8 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component MultiPoint Services. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-54116. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component MultiPoint Services. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Improper access control in Windows MultiPoint Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
The weakness was shared 09/09/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-54116. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/20/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
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-2025-27304). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 10
- 10 21H2
- 10 22H2
- 10 1607
- 10 1809
- 11 22H2
- 11 23H2
- 11 24H2
- 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: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8
VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.3
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔒
CNA Base Score: 7.3
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially
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Status: Unproven
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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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-2025-54116 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54116
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-323279
EUVD: 🔒
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 09/09/2025 19:32Updated: 09/20/2025 03:10
Changes: 09/09/2025 19:32 (34), 09/09/2025 19:35 (35), 09/12/2025 05:48 (12), 09/20/2025 03:10 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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