CVE-2025-53779 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Relative path traversal in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Server Windows Windows Server Windows Server 2025

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53779

History

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025::::::::

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft server Microsoft windows Microsoft windows Server Microsoft windows Server 2025
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft server Microsoft windows Microsoft windows Server Microsoft windows Server 2025

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Relative path traversal in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Title		Windows Kerberos Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-23
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53779
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2025-08-12T17:10:40.473Z

Updated: 2025-08-15T20:33:08.401Z

Reserved: 2025-07-09T13:25:25.502Z

Link: CVE-2025-53779

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-12T20:05:11.086Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-08-12T18:15:46.320

Modified: 2025-08-18T15:22:45.377

Link: CVE-2025-53779

Redhat

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