Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Resilient File System use after free
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.7 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Windows. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Resilient File System. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-55687. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Resilient File System. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
The weakness was published 10/14/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-55687. The exploitability is told 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/27/2025).
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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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 10
- 10 21H2
- 10 22H2
- 10 1607
- 10 1809
- 11 22H2
- 11 23H2
- 11 24H2
- 11 25H2
- 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
VulDB Vector: 🔒VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7
VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.4
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔒
NVD Base Score: 7.0
NVD Vector: 🔒
CNA Base Score: 7.4
CNA Vector (Microsoft): 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Unproven
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
10/14/2025 VulDB entry created10/14/2025 Advisory disclosed
10/14/2025 Countermeasure disclosed
10/27/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-55687 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-55687
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328365
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 10/14/2025 19:27Updated: 10/27/2025 21:31
Changes: 10/14/2025 19:27 (34), 10/14/2025 19:31 (35), 10/27/2025 21:31 (20)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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