Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Kerberos missing cryptographic step

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Kerberos. The manipulation leads to missing cryptographic step. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-60704. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Kerberos. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing cryptographic step vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-325. The product does not implement a required step in a cryptographic algorithm, resulting in weaker encryption than advertised by the algorithm. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Missing cryptographic step in Windows Kerberos allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

The weakness was released 11/11/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-60704. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 01/05/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 274792 (KB5068779: Windows 11 version 22H2 / Windows Server version 23H2 Security Update (November 2025)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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 databases at Tenable (274792) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2564). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Hitachi Storage
  • Microsoft Windows 11
  • Microsoft Windows Server
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft Windows 10
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2025

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing cryptographic step
CWE: CWE-325
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 274792
Nessus Name: KB5068779: Windows 11 version 22H2 / Windows Server version 23H2 Security Update (November 2025)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/11/2025 VulDB entry created
11/11/2025 +0 days Advisory disclosed
11/11/2025 +0 days Countermeasure disclosed
01/05/2026 +54 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-60704 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-60704
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-331961
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2564 - Microsoft Windows und Windows Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2025 19:12
Updated: 01/05/2026 05:59
Changes: 11/11/2025 19:12 (35), 11/11/2025 19:15 (34), 11/11/2025 23:35 (11), 11/13/2025 07:39 (2), 11/16/2025 07:08 (6), 01/05/2026 05:59 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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