CVE-2025-54103 - OpenCVE

Use after free in Windows Management Services allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Windows Windows 10 Windows 11 Windows Server Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2025

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-54103

History

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft windows Microsoft windows 10 Microsoft windows 11 Microsoft windows Server Microsoft windows Server 2022 Microsoft windows Server 2025
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft windows Microsoft windows 10 Microsoft windows 11 Microsoft windows Server Microsoft windows Server 2022 Microsoft windows Server 2025

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Use after free in Windows Management Services allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Title		Windows Management Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-416
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-54103
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2025-09-09T17:01:20.599Z

Updated: 2025-09-18T21:42:34.024Z

Reserved: 2025-07-16T19:49:12.439Z

Link: CVE-2025-54103

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-09T17:34:37.636Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-09T17:15:55.093

Modified: 2025-09-11T17:14:25.240

Link: CVE-2025-54103

Redhat

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