CVE-2025-53778 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper authentication in Windows NTLM allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

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 partial

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53778

History

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:15:00 +0000

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

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper authentication in Windows NTLM allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Title		Windows NTLM Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-287
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53778
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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: 2025-08-12T17:10:39.899Z

Updated: 2025-08-13T15:43:46.541Z

Reserved: 2025-07-09T13:25:25.502Z

Link: CVE-2025-53778

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-12T20:02:24.914Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-12T18:15:46.157

Modified: 2025-08-13T17:33:46.673

Link: CVE-2025-53778

Redhat

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