Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
MSRC compact vulnerability detail
CVE-2025-55693 · Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an unauthorized 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
Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
FAQ / Articles
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
FAQ
What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially gain the ability to crash the system by exploiting the use-after-free vulnerability, even as a standard user.
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition.