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CVE-2025-54915VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-54915: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 · Type Confusion

Affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.7 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.7Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 41% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Sep 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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

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

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-54915, organizations should: 1) Identify and inventory systems running Windows 10 Version 1507 and prioritize upgrading to supported, updated Windows versions to eliminate exposure to this legacy vulnerability. 2) Restrict local administrative access strictly to trusted personnel and use least privilege principles to reduce the risk of privilege escalation. 3) Monitor and audit local privilege use and suspicious activity on endpoints, focusing on Windows Defender Firewall Service interactions. 4) Apply any security updates or patches released by Microsoft promptly once available. 5) Employ endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions capable of detecting anomalous privilege escalation behaviors. 6) Consider implementing application whitelisting and enhanced local security policies to limit the ability of attackers to exploit local vulnerabilities. 7) Use network segmentation to limit lateral movement opportunities if a local compromise occurs. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on legacy system identification, strict local privilege management, and proactive monitoring tailored to the affected component.

Description

Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Windows Defender Firewall Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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