Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:45:00 +0000
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Microsoft
Microsoft windows 10 1507 Microsoft windows 10 1607 Microsoft windows 10 1809 Microsoft windows 10 21h2 Microsoft windows 10 22h2 Microsoft windows 11 22h2 Microsoft windows 11 23h2 Microsoft windows 11 24h2 Microsoft windows Server 2008 Microsoft windows Server 2012 Microsoft windows Server 2016 Microsoft windows Server 2019 Microsoft windows Server 2022 Microsoft windows Server 2022 23h2 Microsoft windows Server 2025 |
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CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Microsoft
Microsoft windows 10 1507 Microsoft windows 10 1607 Microsoft windows 10 1809 Microsoft windows 10 21h2 Microsoft windows 10 22h2 Microsoft windows 11 22h2 Microsoft windows 11 23h2 Microsoft windows 11 24h2 Microsoft windows Server 2008 Microsoft windows Server 2012 Microsoft windows Server 2016 Microsoft windows Server 2019 Microsoft windows Server 2022 Microsoft windows Server 2022 23h2 Microsoft windows Server 2025 |
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Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:30:00 +0000
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Description | Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | |
Title | Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | |
Weaknesses | CWE-59 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2025-04-08T17:24:05.243Z
Updated: 2025-06-04T17:53:18.886Z
Reserved: 2025-03-06T04:26:08.551Z
Link: CVE-2025-27727

Updated: 2025-04-08T18:42:19.928Z

Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-04-08T18:16:00.477
Modified: 2025-07-08T16:28:26.697
Link: CVE-2025-27727

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