{"id":"CVE-2025-26633","title":"Improper neutralization in Microsoft Management Console allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.","summary":"Improper neutralization in Microsoft Management Console allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.","severity":"high","cvss":7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-707"],"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_10_1507","affected":["windows_10_1507 < 10.0.10240.20947","windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.7876","windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.7009","windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.5608","windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.5608","windows_11_22h2 < 10.0.22621.5039","windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.5039","windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.3403","windows_server_2008","windows_server_2008 = r2","windows_server_2012","windows_server_2012 = r2","windows_server_2016 < 10.0.14393.7876","windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.7009","windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.3270","windows_server_2022_23h2 < 10.0.25398.1486","windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.3403"],"patched":["windows_10_1507 10.0.10240.20947","windows_10_1607 10.0.14393.7876","windows_10_1809 10.0.17763.7009","windows_10_21h2 10.0.19044.5608","windows_10_22h2 10.0.19045.5608","windows_11_22h2 10.0.22621.5039","windows_11_23h2 10.0.22631.5039","windows_11_24h2 10.0.26100.3403","windows_server_2016 10.0.14393.7876","windows_server_2019 10.0.17763.7009","windows_server_2022 10.0.20348.3270","windows_server_2022_23h2 10.0.25398.1486","windows_server_2025 10.0.26100.3403"],"published":"2025-03-11","updated":"2026-08-05","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-26633","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-26633","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-26633-security-feature-bypass-in-microsoft-management-console-detection-script","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-26633-security-feature-bypass-in-microsoft-management-console-mitigation-script","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-26633","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"tags":["nvd","kev","in-the-wild","exploit-available"],"epss":0.30391,"epssPercentile":0.9815,"kev":true,"kevDateAdded":"2025-03-11","kevDueDate":"2025-04-01","kevRansomware":true,"exploited":true,"exploitAvailable":true,"zeroDay":true,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-05T11:47:23.522Z","exploits":{"exploitdb":true,"github":2,"githubRepos":["https://github.com/sandsoncosta/CVE-2025-26633","https://github.com/mbanyamer/MSC-EvilTwin-Local-Privilege-Escalation"],"checkedAt":"2026-09-23T07:13:35.267Z"},"slug":"CVE-2025-26633","body":"## Overview\n\nImproper neutralization in Microsoft Management Console allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `windows_10_1507 < 10.0.10240.20947`\n- `windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.7876`\n- `windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.7009`\n- `windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.5608`\n- `windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.5608`\n- `windows_11_22h2 < 10.0.22621.5039`\n- `windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.5039`\n- `windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.3403`\n- `windows_server_2008`\n- `windows_server_2008 = r2`\n- `windows_server_2012`\n- `windows_server_2012 = r2`\n- `windows_server_2016 < 10.0.14393.7876`\n- `windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.7009`\n- `windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.3270`\n- `windows_server_2022_23h2 < 10.0.25398.1486`\n- `windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.3403`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `windows_10_1507 10.0.10240.20947`\n- `windows_10_1607 10.0.14393.7876`\n- `windows_10_1809 10.0.17763.7009`\n- `windows_10_21h2 10.0.19044.5608`\n- `windows_10_22h2 10.0.19045.5608`\n- `windows_11_22h2 10.0.22621.5039`\n- `windows_11_23h2 10.0.22631.5039`\n- `windows_11_24h2 10.0.26100.3403`\n- `windows_server_2016 10.0.14393.7876`\n- `windows_server_2019 10.0.17763.7009`\n- `windows_server_2022 10.0.20348.3270`\n- `windows_server_2022_23h2 10.0.25398.1486`\n- `windows_server_2025 10.0.26100.3403`","depth":"abyssal","depthScore":75,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":38.5,"likelihood":6.1,"exploitation":25,"ransomware":5},"changes":[]}