Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision in Microsoft Windows - CVE-2025-53717
Published: October 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117110
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-53717
CWE-ID: CWE-807
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to reliance on untrusted input for a security decision in Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
How to mitigate CVE-2025-53717
Install updates from vendor's website.
Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 1607 10.0.14393.8519, 11 22H2 10.0.22621.6060, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.6060, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.6899