🛡️ CVE-2025-53779 — windows-server-2025
Description
Relative path traversal in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Weakness class
CVE-2025-53779 is classified as CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal. Relative path sequences in user input are not neutralised, so requests can climb out of the intended directory.
Affected software
CVE-2025-53779 is recorded against 1 package.
- windows-server-2025 (fixed in 10.0.26100.4851)
Timeline and source
Published on 12 August 2025 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.
References
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| windows-server-2025 | — | 10.0.26100.4851 |
References
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