⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2025-10-14. Federal agencies required to patch 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..

CVE-2025-59230

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control10 documents9 sources
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
3.7%
top 12.01%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2025-10-14
Due 2025-11-04
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
36
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809+33 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 14
KEV addedOct 14
KEV dueNov 4
Latest updateDec 12
CISA 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.

Description

Improper access control in Windows Remote Access Connection Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages35 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/windows< 10.0.17763.7919+4
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_1507< 10.0.10240.21161
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_1607< 10.0.14393.8519
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_1809< 10.0.17763.7919
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_21h2< 10.0.19044.6456

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
CVEList
Windows Remote Access Connection Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2025-10-14
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GHSA
GHSA-8cmf-rx89-f229: Improper access control in Windows Remote Access Connection Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally↗2025-10-14
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VulnCheck
Microsoft Windows Improper Access Control Vulnerability↗2025
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Microsoft
Windows Remote Access Connection Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2025-10-14
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CISA
Microsoft Windows Improper Access Control Vulnerability↗2025-10-14
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

2
Bleepingcomputer
New Windows RasMan zero-day flaw gets free, unofficial patches↗2025-12-12
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Krebs
Patch Tuesday, October 2025 ‘End of 10’ Edition↗2025-10-14
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CVE-2025-59230 (HIGH CVSS 7.8) | Improper access control in Windows | cvebase.io