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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| 6.1 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Windows. This impacts an unknown function of the component Defender Firewall Service. This manipulation causes type confusion. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-54915. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code 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. The summary by CVE is:
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Windows Defender Firewall Service 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. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-54915. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. 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 10/02/2025).
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-2025-27298). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
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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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 6.7
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔒
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
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
09/09/2025 VulDB entry created09/09/2025 Advisory disclosed
09/09/2025 Countermeasure disclosed
10/02/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-54915 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54915
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-323299
EUVD: 🔒
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 09/09/2025 19:41Updated: 10/02/2025 17:01
Changes: 09/09/2025 19:41 (26), 09/09/2025 19:42 (9), 09/09/2025 19:45 (34), 09/19/2025 22:23 (1), 10/02/2025 17:01 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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