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CVE-2025-25004

Improper access control in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Improper access control in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

HIGH · CVSS 7.3 EPSS 0.00049
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-284Improper Access Control
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Affected Products & Versions

18
microsoft powershell>= 7.4 and < 7.4.13
microsoft powershell>= 7.5 and < 7.5.4
microsoft windows 10 1507< 10.0.10240.21161
microsoft windows 10 1607< 10.0.14393.8519
microsoft windows 10 1809< 10.0.17763.7919
microsoft windows 10 21h2< 10.0.19044.6456
microsoft windows 10 22h2< 10.0.19045.6456
microsoft windows 11 22h2< 10.0.22621.6060
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Sigma Hunt Rules

8
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalBad Opsec Powershell Code Artifacts
productcriticalSuspicious PowerShell Mailbox Export to Share - PS
productcriticalSuspicious PowerShell Mailbox Export to Share
productcriticalHackTool - Empire PowerShell UAC Bypass
productcriticalHackTool - DInjector PowerShell Cradle Execution
producthighDelete Volume Shadow Copies Via WMI With PowerShell
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Scoring & Timeline

7.3
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secure@microsoft.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD14 Oct 2025 · 05:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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