Important CVSS 7 EPSS 0.00309 2025-12 archive

Executive Summary

Use after free in Microsoft Brokering File System allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Overview

7
CVSS HIGH
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Elevation of Privilege
Released Dec 9 2025
Last Updated Dec 9 2025
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.00309 — 0.23141 percentile
NVD CVSS 7 HIGH — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
ATTACK VECTOR
Local
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
High
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
Low
USER INTERACTION
None
SCOPE
Unchanged
CONFIDENTIALITY
High
INTEGRITY
High
AVAILABILITY
High
EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY
Unproven
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Official Fix
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 6.1

EPSS Score

0.00309
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.23141 percentile - updated 2026-07-25
View on FIRST.org

Affected Products

1 affected product
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems 5072033 (Security Update) 5072014 (Security Hotpatch Update) Important Elevation of Privilege 5068861 5068966 Base: 7.0 Temporal: 6.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.26100.7462 10.0.26100.7392 Yes None Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems 5072033 (Security Update) 5072014 (Security Hotpatch Update) Important Elevation of Privilege 5068861 5068966 Base: 7.0 Temporal: 6.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.26100.7462 10.0.26100.7392 Yes None Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems 5072033 (Security Update) 5072014 (Security Hotpatch Update) Important Elevation of Privilege 5068861 5068966 Base: 7.0 Temporal: 6.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.26200.7462 10.0.26200.7392 Yes None Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems 5072033 (Security Update) 5072014 (Security Hotpatch Update) Important Elevation of Privilege 5068861 5068966 Base: 7.0 Temporal: 6.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.26200.7462 10.0.26200.7392 Yes None Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 5071542 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes

Patches

1 patch
Article Type Restart
5071542 Security Update Yes

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

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