Out-of-bounds read in Windows Projected File System allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

cve CVE-2025-55233 1 source, 1 claim · Watch

NVD writes:
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Projected File System allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. the claim
Severity
HIGH NVD
CVSS
7.8 NVD
Fixed in
10.0.17763.8146, 10.0.19044.6691, 10.0.19045.6691, 10.0.22631.6345, 10.0.26100.7462, 10.0.26200.7462, 10.0.20348.4529, 10.0.25398.2025 NVD
Vendor
Microsoft NVD
Product
Windows 10 Version 1809 NVD
CWE
CWE-125 NVD

How far exploitation has got

  1. No public code known
  2. Proof of concept
  3. Proof of concept, verified
  4. A Metasploit module
  5. Exploited in the wild
  6. Used in ransomware campaigns

Timeline

2025-12-09first spoke of it: Out-of-bounds read in Windows Projected File System allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.NVD

What it is to other things

affectsmicrosoft/windows_10_1809
NVD
affectsmicrosoft/windows_10_21h2
NVD
affectsmicrosoft/windows_10_22h2
NVD
affectsmicrosoft/windows_11_23h2
NVD
affectsmicrosoft/windows_11_24h2
NVD
affectsmicrosoft/windows_11_25h2
NVD
affectsmicrosoft/windows_server_2019
NVD
affectsmicrosoft/windows_server_2022
NVD
affectsmicrosoft/windows_server_2022_23h2
NVD
affectsmicrosoft/windows_server_2025
NVD
made_bymicrosoft
NVD

In words only, so not counted until a person confirms one:

affectsmicrosoft/windows_10_version_1809
NVD says “Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809”
Every value, with what each source said and its receipt
PropertySourceSaidMeans here
Automatable
automatable
NVDno
At least one of those steps needs a person.
receipt
Source
NVD
Its words
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Read by
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Said since
2026-10-06 11:54 UTC
Last answered
2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original
open at the source
2026-10-06 11:54 UTCno
2026-10-02 12:00 UTC—
What the source handed over
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NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
receipt
Source
NVD
Its words
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Said since
2026-10-06 11:54 UTC
Last answered
2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original
open at the source
2026-10-06 11:54 UTCCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2026-10-02 12:00 UTC—
What the source handed over
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CWE
cwe
NVDCWE-125
receipt
Source
NVD
Its words
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Read by
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Said since
2026-10-06 11:54 UTC
Last answered
2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original
open at the source
2026-10-06 11:54 UTCCWE-125
2026-10-02 12:00 UTC—
What the source handed over
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Exploitation
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NVDnone
No evidence of exploitation, and no public proof of concept.
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Its words
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Read by
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Said since
2026-10-06 11:54 UTC
Last answered
2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original
open at the source
2026-10-06 11:54 UTCnone
2026-10-02 12:00 UTC—
What the source handed over
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2026-10-06 12:29 UTC
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2026-10-02 12:00 UTC—
What the source handed over
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vendor
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Source
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2026-10-02 12:00 UTC
Last answered
2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original
open at the source
What the source handed over
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—
Every claim, by kind

vulnerability

Out-of-bounds read in Windows Projected File System allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
zetlyn/cve-nvd · 2025-12-09
automatable no cvss 7.8 cvss_vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H cwe CWE-125 exploitation none fixed_in 10.0.17763.8146, 10.0.19044.6691, 10.0.19045.6691, 10.0.22631.6345, 10.0.26100.7462, 10.0.26200.7462, 10.0.20348.4529, 10.0.25398.2025 product Windows 10 Version 1809 severity HIGH status Analyzed technical_impact total vendor Microsoft source