Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Kernel information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Kernel. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-55679. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Improper input validation in Windows Kernel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.

The weakness was disclosed 10/14/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-55679. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/24/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 2.5
VulDB Temp Score: 2.2
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 4.7
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CNA Base Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

10/14/2025 VulDB entry created
10/14/2025 +0 days Advisory disclosed
10/14/2025 +0 days Countermeasure disclosed
10/24/2025 +10 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-55679 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-55679
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328357
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2025 19:24
Updated: 10/24/2025 23:32
Changes: 10/14/2025 19:24 (34), 10/14/2025 19:27 (35), 10/24/2025 23:32 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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