Description

Weak authentication in Windows Active Directory Certificate Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-27740

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 8.8

CVSS 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

Affected Products

Vendor: Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft

Product: Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2025, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.48% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 63.85% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-18 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27740
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-27740

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