CVE-2025-25004 PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An authorized local attacker can exploit improper access control in PowerShell to elevate privileges on affected Windows systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-25004?
CVE-2025-25004 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1507, published on 14 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper access control in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25004?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including powershell. It affects 17 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
powershell Bitnami | From 7.4.0 | 7.4.13, 7.5.4 |
Products include Microsoft Powershell, Microsoft Windows 10 1507, Microsoft Windows 10 1607, Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2 and 11 more.
How do I fix CVE-2025-25004?
Upgrade powershell to a fixed version for your release line: 7.4.13 or 7.5.4.
Is CVE-2025-25004 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25004 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 10 1507
- CVE-2018-8327 Code injection in PowerShell Editor
- CVE-2026-96251 Microsoft PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-70337 Microsoft PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-41076 PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-50523 Microsoft PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as BIT-powershell-2025-25004, GHSA-pcw6-863g-fcmj.