CVE-2025-25008 Windows Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An authorized local attacker can elevate privileges by exploiting improper link resolution during file access in Windows Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-25008?
CVE-2025-25008 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2016, published on 11 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft Windows allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25008?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2022, Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2, Microsoft Windows Server 2025.
How do I fix CVE-2025-25008?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-25008 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-25008 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25008 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- CVE-2021-34458 Windows Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-38076 Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-27928 Windows Hello Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-27482 Windows Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-49106 Windows Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pm58-f9hw-7c82.