vulnerability

Microsoft Windows: CVE-2025-53718: Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 12, 2025
Added
Aug 12, 2025
Modified
Sep 17, 2025

Description

Use after free in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Solutions

microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb5063889microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb5063871microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb5063877microsoft-windows-windows_10-21h2-kb5063709microsoft-windows-windows_10-22h2-kb5063709microsoft-windows-windows_11-22h2-kb5063875microsoft-windows-windows_11-23h2-kb5063875microsoft-windows-windows_11-24h2-kb5063878microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb5063906microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb5063950microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb5063871microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb5063877microsoft-windows-windows_server_2022-21h2-kb5063880microsoft-windows-windows_server_2022-22h2-kb5063880microsoft-windows-windows_server_2022-23h2-kb5063899microsoft-windows-windows_server_2025-24h2-kb5063878

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