CVE-2025-48813 Virtual Secure Mode Spoofing Vulnerability
An authorized local attacker can bypass Virtual Secure Mode protections by using an expired key, enabling spoofing attacks on Windows systems.
- 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-2025-48813?
CVE-2025-48813 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809, published on 14 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Use of a key past its expiration date in Virtual Secure Mode allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.
Weakness: CWE-324
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48813?
It affects 11 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2 and 5 more.
How do I fix CVE-2025-48813?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-48813 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-48813 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48813 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 10 1809
- CVE-2024-29988 Microsoft SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass
- CVE-2024-21412 Microsoft Windows Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass
- CVE-2025-62221 Microsoft Windows Use After Free
- CVE-2025-30400 Microsoft Windows DWM Core Library Use-After-Free
- CVE-2024-21338 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h47g-rccf-mmx4.