CVE-2025-25004
published 2025-10-14CVE-2025-25004: Improper access control in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
PriorityP341high7.3CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.44%
35.9th percentile
Improper access control in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected
55 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | powershell | >= 7.4 < 7.4.13 | 7.4.13 |
| microsoft | powershell | >= 7.5 < 7.5.4 | 7.5.4 |
| microsoft | powershell_7.4 | >= 7.4.0 < 7.4.13 | 7.4.13 |
| microsoft | powershell_7.5 | >= 7.5.0 < 7.5.4 | 7.5.4 |
| microsoft | windows_10_1507 | < 10.0.10240.21161 | 10.0.10240.21161 |
| microsoft | windows_10_1607 | < 10.0.14393.8519 | 10.0.14393.8519 |
| microsoft | windows_10_1809 | < 10.0.17763.7919 | 10.0.17763.7919 |
| microsoft | windows_10_21h2 | < 10.0.19044.6456 | 10.0.19044.6456 |
| microsoft | windows_10_22h2 | < 10.0.19045.6456 | 10.0.19045.6456 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1507 | >= 10.0.10240.0 < 10.0.10240.21161 | 10.0.10240.21161 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1607 | >= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.8519 | 10.0.14393.8519 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1809 | >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.7919 | 10.0.17763.7919 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_21h2 | >= 10.0.19044.0 < 10.0.19044.6456 | 10.0.19044.6456 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_22h2 | >= 10.0.19045.0 < 10.0.19045.6456 | 10.0.19045.6456 |
| microsoft | windows_11_22h2 | < 10.0.22621.6060 | 10.0.22621.6060 |
| microsoft | windows_11_23h2 | <= 10.0.22631.6060 | — |
| microsoft | windows_11_24h2 | < 10.0.26100.6899 | 10.0.26100.6899 |
| microsoft | windows_11_25h2 | < 10.0.26200.6899 | 10.0.26200.6899 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_22h2 | >= 10.0.22621.0 < 10.0.22621.6060 | 10.0.22621.6060 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_22h3 | >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.6060 | 10.0.22631.6060 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_23h2 | >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.6060 | 10.0.22631.6060 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_24h2 | >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.6899 | 10.0.26100.6899 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_25h2 | >= 10.0.26200.0 < 10.0.26200.6899 | 10.0.26200.6899 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008_r2_service_pack_1 | >= 6.1.7601.0 < 6.1.7601.27974 | 6.1.7601.27974 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_msrc7.3HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-pcw6-863g-fcmj: Improper access control in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-10-14
CVE-2025-25004 [HIGH] CWE-284 GHSA-pcw6-863g-fcmj: Improper access control in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally
Improper access control in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Microsoft
PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2025-10-14·CVSS 7.3
CVE-2025-25004 [HIGH] CWE-284 PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description: Improper access control in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
FAQ: What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability?
An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could create, modify, or delete files in the security context of the "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" account.
FAQ: According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R) and privileges required is Low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
An authenticated attacker could place a malicious file in a specified custom module path and then wait for a user to run a privileged .NET application that starts a PowerShell session under NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privile
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-10-14
Published