CVE-2025-55231 Windows Storage-based Management Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
An unauthorized attacker can execute code over a network via a race condition in the Windows Storage-based Management Service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-55231?
CVE-2025-55231 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2012, published on 21 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Storage allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55231?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2022, Microsoft Windows Server 2025.
How do I fix CVE-2025-55231?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-55231 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-55231 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-55231 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Server 2012
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- CVE-2026-78445 Windows Services for NFS ONCRPC XDR Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-41089 Windows Netlogon Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-43639 Windows KDC Proxy Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cxxx-4vjm-mg8p.