Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 improper validation of specified type of input
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.1 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Microsoft Windows. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to improper validation of specified type of input. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-59275. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper validation of specified type of input vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1287. The product receives input that is expected to be of a certain type, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input is actually of the expected type. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Improper validation of specified type of input in Windows Authentication Methods allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
The weakness was released 10/14/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-59275. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of 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.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-34271). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
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
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
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔒
CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (Microsoft): 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Improper validation of specified type of inputCWE: CWE-1287 / CWE-20
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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-2025-59275 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-59275
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328466
EUVD: 🔒
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 10/14/2025 20:16Updated: 10/27/2025 22:37
Changes: 10/14/2025 20:16 (35), 10/14/2025 20:19 (33), 10/25/2025 04:48 (1), 10/27/2025 22:37 (11)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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