CVE-2025-53779

Windows Kerberos Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Relative path traversal in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Affected

Microsoft · Windows Server 2025 · Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)

CVSS v3.1 MICROSOFT

7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

2.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 86th percentile

Published

2025-08-12

Updated

2026-02-26

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• razureink/cve-2025-53779-kerberos_bypass_reproduction0★ · 2026-07-24

Security advisories

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53779

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2021-44228
• CVE-2024-0012
• CVE-2024-1708
• CVE-2024-1709
• CVE-2024-23897
• CVE-2024-23898