CVE-2025-59287
Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Description
Deserialization of untrusted data in Windows Server Update Service allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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Key data
CVSS 3.1 Critical 9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: None
No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: High
Serious or total effect on availability.
| Metric | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Attack vector | Network | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity | Low | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will. |
| Privileges required | None | No account or privileges are needed. |
| User interaction | None | No action from any user is needed. |
| Scope | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component. |
| Confidentiality impact | High | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data. |
| Integrity impact | High | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data. |
| Availability impact | High | Serious or total effect on availability. |
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EPSS
- Score
- 0.99980 (99.98% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.98%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name in the catalog
- Microsoft Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
- Added to the catalog
- Oct 24, 2025
- Federal due date
- Nov 14, 2025
CISA assessment as of Oct 25, 2025
- Exploitation
- Recorded by CISA as active
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Affected products
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- affected: 6.2.9200.0 up to before 6.2.9200.25728
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 6.2.9200.0 up to before 6.2.9200.25728
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
- affected: 6.3.9600.0 up to before 6.3.9600.22826
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 6.3.9600.0 up to before 6.3.9600.22826
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- affected: 10.0.14393.0 up to before 10.0.14393.8524
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 10.0.14393.0 up to before 10.0.14393.8524
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- affected: 10.0.17763.0 up to before 10.0.17763.7922
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 10.0.17763.0 up to before 10.0.17763.7922
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
- affected: 10.0.20348.0 up to before 10.0.20348.4297
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
- affected: 10.0.25398.0 up to before 10.0.25398.1916
Microsoft Windows Server 2025
- affected: 10.0.26100.0 up to before 10.0.26100.6905
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 10.0.26100.0 up to before 10.0.26100.6905
References
- Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (msrc.microsoft.com)vendor-advisorypatch
- bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-feds-to-patc…
- hawktrace.com/blog/CVE-2025-59287
- vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-59287-detection-script-…
- vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-59287-mitigation-script…
Timeline
- ID reserved
- Record published
- Added to CISA KEV
- Record last updated
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