MSRC compact vulnerability detail

CVE-2025-55677 · Windows Device Association Broker Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Device Association Broker service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Severity
Important
Impact
Elevation of Privilege
CVSS
7.8 base · 6.8 temporal
Release
2025-10-14
Signals
Windows Device Association Broker service Elevation of Privilege Exploited: No Publicly disclosed: No Exploitability: Exploitation Unlikely
CWE
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Description
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Device Association Broker service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Windows Device Association Broker service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Device Association Broker service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
FAQ
What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? An attacker could use this vulnerability to elevate privileges from Medium Integrity Level to Local Service.