MSRC_CVE-2025-27740
Vulnerability from csaf_microsoft - Published: 2025-04-08 07:00 - Updated: 2025-04-10 07:00Summary
Active Directory Certificate Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Severity
Important
Notes
Additional Resources: To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle
Disclaimer: The information provided in the Microsoft Knowledge Base is provided \"as is\" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.
Customer Action: Required. The vulnerability documented by this CVE requires customer action to resolve.
CWE-1390
- Weak Authentication
Vendor Fix
10.0.17763.7136:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055519
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055519
Vendor Fix
10.0.20348.3453:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055526
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055526
Vendor Fix
10.0.26100.3775:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055523
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055523
Vendor Fix
10.0.25398.1551:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055527
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055527
Vendor Fix
10.0.14393.7969:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055521
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055521
Vendor Fix
6.0.6003.23220:Monthly Rollup:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055609
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055609
Vendor Fix
6.0.6003.23220:Security Only:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055596
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055596
Vendor Fix
6.1.7601.27670:Monthly Rollup:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055561
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055561
Vendor Fix
6.1.7601.27670:Security Only:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055570
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055570
Vendor Fix
6.2.9200.25423:Monthly Rollup:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055581
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055581
Vendor Fix
6.3.9600.22523:Monthly Rollup:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055557
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5055557
References
Acknowledgments
Konstantin Ruhmann with <a href="https://www.vwfs.de/">Volkswagen Financial Services AG</a>
Konstantin Ruhmann with <a href="https://www.vwfs.de/">Volkswagen Financial Services AG</a>
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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