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CVE-2025-53155VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-53155: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow

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, 06:26 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 39% 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 12 Aug 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 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

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

AI-suggested

1. Apply security patches from Microsoft as soon as they become available for Windows 10 Version 1507 and Hyper-V components. 2. If patching is not immediately possible, restrict local access to trusted users only, minimizing the risk of exploitation by unauthorized personnel. 3. Disable Hyper-V on Windows 10 Version 1507 systems if virtualization is not required, reducing the attack surface. 4. Employ application whitelisting and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to detect anomalous privilege escalation attempts. 5. Regularly audit and monitor local user accounts and privileges to detect suspicious activity early. 6. Consider upgrading legacy Windows 10 systems to supported versions that receive ongoing security updates. 7. Implement network segmentation to limit lateral movement in case of compromise. 8. Educate system administrators and users about the risks of local privilege escalation vulnerabilities and the importance of timely patching.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Hyper-V allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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