CVE-2025-29975

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 45 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.53% (45th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

7 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft PC Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedMicrosoft PC Managermsrc_csaf
3.16.1.0:Security Update:https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9pm860492szd?hl=en-us&gl=US
https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9pm860492szd?hl=en-us&gl=US

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-59USCWE-59USCWE-59US

affected products (7)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft Apps PC Manager <3.16.1.0all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Apps≤ PC Manager <3.16.1.0cert_bundDE
Microsoft Microsoft PC Manager1.0.0 → 3.16.1.0enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp PC Managerall versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft PC Managerall versionsfixedmsrc_csafUS
Microsoft PC Manager< 3.16.1.0msrc_csafUS
microsoft pc manager< 3.16.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pc_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2025-1013Microsoft PC Manager App: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2025-05-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in der Microsoft PC Manager App ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
msrc_CVE-2025-29975Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2025-05-13csaf · msrc_csafUS
To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund msrc_csaf nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2025-05-13modified 2026-06-17

references (3)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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