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CVE-2025-47985: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 · Untrusted Pointer Dereference

Affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 35% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
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

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Affected
  • =10.0.10240.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

  1. Restrict local access to systems running Windows 10 Version 1507 by enforcing strict access controls and limiting administrative privileges to trusted personnel only.
  2. Monitor system logs and Windows Event Tracing activities for unusual or unauthorized behavior indicative of exploitation attempts.
  3. Implement application whitelisting and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to detect and block privilege escalation attempts.
  4. Plan and prioritize upgrading affected systems to a supported and patched version of Windows 10 or later, as Version 1507 is out of mainstream support and unlikely to receive timely patches.
  5. Stay informed through official Microsoft security advisories for the release of patches or workarounds addressing CVE-2025-47985 and apply them immediately upon availability.
  6. Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments focusing on legacy systems to identify and remediate similar risks.
  7. Employ network segmentation to isolate legacy systems and reduce the potential impact of a compromised host.
  8. Educate local users and administrators about the risks of privilege escalation vulnerabilities and the importance of maintaining updated systems.

Description

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Event Tracing allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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