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CVE-2025-53789 · Windows StateRepository API Server file Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Missing authentication for critical function in Windows StateRepository API allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Severity
Important
Impact
Elevation of Privilege
CVSS
7.8 base · 6.8 temporal
Release
2025-08-12
Signals
Windows StateRepository API Elevation of Privilege Exploited: No Publicly disclosed: No Exploitability: Exploitation Unlikely
CWE
CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function
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Description
Missing authentication for critical function in Windows StateRepository API allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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FAQ
What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? The attacker would gain the rights of the user that is running the affected application.
Windows StateRepository API Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Missing authentication for critical function in Windows StateRepository API allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.