CVE-2025-59230
highKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.027 · 85 %ileDEEURUUSadded 2025-10-14remediate by 2025-11-04
required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-17
Microsoft Windows Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Improper access control in Windows Remote Access Connection Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (90)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Microsoft Windows 11 Windows Terminalall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_11:windows_terminal
- Microsoft Windows App Client for Desktopall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows:app_client_for_desktop
- Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Clientall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows:remote_desktop_client_for_desktop
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server:2008_r2_sp1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23H2 Editionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:23h2_edition
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-2307Microsoft Windows: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-10-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2022, Microsoft Windows 11 und Microsoft Windows Server 2025 ausnutzen, um Remote Code Execution, Privilegieneskalation, Datenexfiltration oder Systemabstürze zu verursachen.
also known as (4)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59230cnnvd
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59230enisa_euvd
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59230Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-59230US Government Resourcenvd
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-59230-detection-script-elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability-affecting-windows-rasmanThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-59230-mitigation-script-elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability-affecting-windows-rasmanMitigationThird Party Advisorynvd
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