CVE-2025-53154 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Null pointer dereference in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53154

History

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Null pointer dereference in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Title		Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-476
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53154
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2025-08-12T17:10:22.418Z

Updated: 2025-08-12T20:39:41.694Z

Reserved: 2025-06-26T17:56:53.998Z

Link: CVE-2025-53154

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-12T19:02:16.562Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-08-12T18:15:40.083

Modified: 2025-08-12T18:15:40.083

Link: CVE-2025-53154

Redhat

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