CVE-2025-27488 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Use of hard-coded credentials in Windows Hardware Lab Kit allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-27488

History

Tue, 13 May 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 13 May 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Use of hard-coded credentials in Windows Hardware Lab Kit allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Title		Microsoft Windows Hardware Lab Kit (HLK) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-798
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-27488
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2025-05-13T16:58:55.126Z

Updated: 2025-05-13T22:37:49.822Z

Reserved: 2025-02-26T14:42:05.978Z

Link: CVE-2025-27488

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-05-13T18:13:53.874Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-05-13T17:15:52.440

Modified: 2025-05-13T19:35:18.080

Link: CVE-2025-27488

Redhat

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