CVE-2025-53779 HIGH

CVE-2025-53779: Windows Kerberos Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor Microsoft
Product Windows Server 2025
Weakness CWE-23
Published August 12, 2025
Last update February 26, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Relative path traversal in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 12, 2025 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated