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CVE-2025-27740(microsoft / windows_server_2008)

LOWCVSS 8.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Weak authentication in Windows Active Directory Certificate Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

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0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-1390

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • windows_server_2008
  • windows_server_2012
  • windows_server_2016
  • windows_server_2019

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
microsoft
Products
windows_server_2008windows_server_2012windows_server_2016windows_server_2019windows_server_2022windows_server_2022_23h2windows_server_2025

2 versions affected across 7 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-10-27: 110-27
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse1 post
  • dbugs@ptdbugs

    A PoC/exploit has been discovered for vulnerability CVE-2025-27740 PT ID: PT-2025-15563 Read on dbugs: https://dbu.gs/vulnerability/PT-2025-15563 Vendor: Microsoft Products: • Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 • Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) • Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 • Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) • Windows Server 2012 • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) • Windows Server 2012 R2 • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) • Windows Server 2016 • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) and 6 more products Description: Weak authentication in Windows Active Directory Certificate Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network. Link: https://github.com/dannners/cve-2025-27740_poc

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CPE platform detail10 entries

10 of 10 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSmicrosoftwindows_server_2008--x64
OSmicrosoftwindows_server_2008--x86
OSmicrosoftwindows_server_2008r2-x64
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OSmicrosoftwindows_server_2012r2--
OSmicrosoftwindows_server_2016---
OSmicrosoftwindows_server_2019---
OSmicrosoftwindows_server_2022---
OSmicrosoftwindows_server_2022_23h2---
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