CVE-2025-27739
published 2025-04-08CVE-2025-27739: Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
PriorityP341high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.52%
39.7th percentile
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected
30 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10_1809 | < 10.0.17763.7136 | 10.0.17763.7136 |
| microsoft | windows_10_21h2 | < 10.0.19044.5737 | 10.0.19044.5737 |
| microsoft | windows_10_22h2 | < 10.0.19045.5737 | 10.0.19045.5737 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1809 | >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.7136 | 10.0.17763.7136 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_21h2 | >= 10.0.19044.0 < 10.0.19044.5737 | 10.0.19044.5737 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_22h2 | >= 10.0.19045.0 < 10.0.19045.5737 | 10.0.19045.5737 |
| microsoft | windows_11_22h2 | < 10.0.22621.5189 | 10.0.22621.5189 |
| microsoft | windows_11_23h2 | < 10.0.22631.5189 | 10.0.22631.5189 |
| microsoft | windows_11_24h2 | < 10.0.26100.3775 | 10.0.26100.3775 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_22h2 | >= 10.0.22621.0 < 10.0.22621.5189 | 10.0.22621.5189 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_22h3 | >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.5189 | 10.0.22631.5189 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_23h2 | >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.5189 | 10.0.22631.5189 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_24h2 | >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.3775 | 10.0.26100.3775 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | < 10.0.17763.7136 | 10.0.17763.7136 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.7136 | 10.0.17763.7136 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2022 | < 10.0.20348.3453 | 10.0.20348.3453 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2022 | >= 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.3453 | 10.0.20348.3453 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2022_23h2 | < 10.0.25398.1551 | 10.0.25398.1551 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2025 | < 10.0.26100.3775 | 10.0.26100.3775 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2025 | >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.3775 | 10.0.26100.3775 |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1809 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_21h2 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_22h2 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_11_version_22h2 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_11_version_23h2 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-7q5w-7fpv-35wj: Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-04-08
CVE-2025-27739 [HIGH] CWE-822 GHSA-7q5w-7fpv-35wj: Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Microsoft
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2025-04-08·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2025-27739 [HIGH] CWE-822 Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description: Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
FAQ: What privileges could an attacker gain?
An authenticated attacker could elevate privileges to Secure Kernel.
FAQ: How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. The attacker could then run a specially crafted application to overwrite the page table data meant for the kernel.
Windows Kernel: Windows Kernel
Microsoft: Microsoft
Customer Action Required: Yes
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely
Reference: https://catalog.update.m
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-04-08
Published