FAQ
What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.
MSRC compact vulnerability detail
CVE-2025-54110 · Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Signals
Windows Kernel
Elevation of Privilege
Exploited: No
Publicly disclosed: No
Exploitability: Exploitation More Likely
CWE
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Description
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, a successful exploitation could lead to a scope change (S:C). What does this mean for this vulnerability? This vulnerability could lead to a contained execution environment escape. Please refer to AppContainer Isolation for more information.
FAQ
How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability? An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted input from a sandboxed user-mode process to trigger an integer overflow, resulting in a buffer overflow in the kernel and enabling privilege escalation or sandbox escape.