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CVE-2025-55234

8.8 · HIGH
Published Sep 9, 2025 microsoft CWE-287 EPSS 20.09% (97th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2025-55234 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft windows_10_1507. It was published on September 9, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

SMB Server might be susceptible to relay attacks depending on the configuration. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could perform relay attacks and make the users subject to elevation of privilege attacks.

The SMB Server already supports mechanisms for hardening against relay attacks:

SMB Server signing

SMB Server Extended Protection for Authentication (EPA)

Microsoft is releasing this CVE to provide customers with audit capabilities to help them to assess their environment and to identify any potential device or software incompatibility issues before deploying SMB Server hardening measures that protect against relay attacks.

If you have not already enabled SMB Server hardening measures, we advise customers to take the following actions to be protected from these relay attacks:

Assess your environment by utilizing the audit capabilities that we are exposing in the September 2025 security updates. See Support for Audit Events to deploy SMB Server Hardening—

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microsoft. Update windows_10_1507 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
microsoft windows_10_1507 >= 0, < 10.0.10240.21128 Affected
microsoft windows_10_1607 >= 0, < 10.0.14393.8422 Affected
microsoft windows_10_1809 >= 0, < 10.0.17763.7792 Affected
microsoft windows_10_21h2 >= 0, < 10.0.19044.6332 Affected
microsoft windows_10_22h2 >= 0, < 10.0.19045.6332 Affected
microsoft windows_11_22h2 >= 0, < 10.0.22621.5909 Affected
microsoft windows_11_23h2 >= 0, < 10.0.22631.5909 Affected
microsoft windows_11_24h2 >= 0, < 10.0.26100.6508 Affected
microsoft windows_server_2016 >= 0, < 10.0.14393.8422 Affected
microsoft windows_server_2019 >= 0, < 10.0.17763.7792 Affected
microsoft windows_server_2022 >= 0, < 10.0.20348.4106 Affected
microsoft windows_server_2022_23h2 >= 0, < 10.0.25398.1849 Affected
microsoft windows_server_2025 >= 0, < 10.0.26100.6508 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-55234?

CVE-2025-55234 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft windows_10_1507. It was published on September 9, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2025-55234?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-55234?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microsoft. Update windows_10_1507 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-55234?

CyberStrike's AI-powered security agents can automatically detect CVE-2025-55234 across your infrastructure using autonomous pentesting, DAST scanning, and HackBrowser. The platform continuously monitors for known vulnerabilities and provides actionable remediation guidance prioritized by real-world exploitability.