CVE-2025-59189 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Use after free in Microsoft Brokering File System allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

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

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Windows Windows 11 Windows Server Windows Server 2025

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59189

History

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft windows Microsoft windows 11 Microsoft windows Server Microsoft windows Server 2025
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft windows Microsoft windows 11 Microsoft windows Server Microsoft windows Server 2025

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Use after free in Microsoft Brokering File System allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Title		Microsoft Brokering File System Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-416
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59189
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2025-10-14T17:01:27.616Z

Updated: 2025-10-24T23:08:27.296Z

Reserved: 2025-09-10T23:00:43.462Z

Link: CVE-2025-59189

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-15T13:57:45.839Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-14T17:15:57.523

Modified: 2025-10-14T19:35:56.913

Link: CVE-2025-59189

Redhat

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