Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23H2/Server 2025 Azure heap-based overflow
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23H2/Server 2025. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Azure. This manipulation causes heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-55697. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23H2/Server 2025. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Azure. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Heap-based buffer overflow in Azure Local allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
The weakness was published 10/14/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-55697. The exploitation appears 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 11/21/2025).
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-2025-34324). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
Product
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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: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1
VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔒
CNA Base Score: 7.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Heap-based overflowCWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Unproven
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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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
11/21/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-55697 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-55697
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328375
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Entry
Created: 10/14/2025 19:32Updated: 11/21/2025 06:14
Changes: 10/14/2025 19:32 (35), 10/14/2025 19:35 (34), 10/31/2025 06:49 (11), 11/21/2025 06:14 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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