CVE-2025-33050 — DHCP Server Service Denial of Service Vulnerability

Executive Summary

Protection mechanism failure in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.

Overview

7.5

CVSS HIGH

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Denial of Service

Weakness CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure

Released Jun 10 2025

Last Updated Jun 10 2025

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.01594 — 0.73187 percentile

NVD CVSS 7.5 HIGH — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

ATTACK VECTOR

Network

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

None

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

CONFIDENTIALITY

None

INTEGRITY

None

AVAILABILITY

High

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Unproven

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 6.5

EPSS Score

0.01594

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.73187 percentile - updated 2026-07-25

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Affected Products

5 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows Server 2016	`5061010 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	`5061010 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows Server 2019	`5060531 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	`5060531 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes
Windows Server 2022 5060526 (Security Update) 5060525 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) Important Denial of Service 5058385 5058500 Base: 7.5 Temporal: 6.5 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.20348.3807 10.0.20348.3745 Yes None Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) 5060526 (Security Update) 5060525 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) Important Denial of Service 5058385 5058500 Base: 7.5 Temporal: 6.5 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.20348.3807 10.0.20348.3745 Yes None Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)	`5060118 (Security Update)`	Important	Denial of Service	Yes

Patches

3 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`5061010`	Security Update	Yes
`5060531`	Security Update	Yes
`5060118`	Security Update	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

Anonymous

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD