VDB

CVE-2025-59505

CVE-2025-59505 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.8 HIGH

Windows Smart Card Reader Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Reported by microsoft · Published November 11, 2025

Double free in Windows Smart Card allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 160710.0.14393.0
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 180910.0.17763.0
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 21H210.0.19044.0
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 22H210.0.19045.0
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 22H310.0.22631.0
MicrosoftWindows 11 Version 23H210.0.22631.0
MicrosoftWindows 11 Version 24H210.0.26100.0
MicrosoftWindows 11 Version 25H210.0.26200.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 20126.2.9200.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)6.2.9200.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R26.3.9600.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)6.3.9600.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 201610.0.14393.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)10.0.14393.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 201910.0.17763.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)10.0.17763.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 202210.0.20348.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)10.0.25398.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 202510.0.26100.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)10.0.26100.0

…and 34 more

Timeline

  • Nov 11, 2025 CVE Published
  • Nov 11, 2025 PoC Published (3 in total, the first dated here)
  • Nov 12, 2025 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Feb 26, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Mar 11, 2026 Security Advisory (44 in total, the first dated here)
  • Mar 26, 2026 Coalition ESS Score (2 in total, the first dated here)

Query this with the API

The same record, from the CLI:

vulnetix vdb vuln CVE-2025-59505
vulnetix vdb fixes CVE-2025-59505

Or with curl, using the org id and key from your account page:

curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/CVE-2025-59505/fixes/registry"

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