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CVE-2025-59198VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-59198: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 · Improper Input Validation

Affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.0 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.0Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 40% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 14 Oct 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

To mitigate CVE-2025-59198, organizations should prioritize upgrading affected systems from Windows 10 Version 1507 to a supported and patched Windows release, as this version is outdated and no longer supported by Microsoft. If upgrading is not immediately feasible, administrators should restrict local access to trusted users only and enforce strict user privilege management to minimize the risk of exploitation. Monitoring and auditing local user activities can help detect attempts to exploit this vulnerability. Additionally, disabling or limiting the Windows Search service where it is not essential can reduce exposure. Organizations should stay alert for official patches or security advisories from Microsoft addressing this issue and apply them promptly once available. Implementing application whitelisting and endpoint protection solutions can also help prevent malicious code execution that might leverage this vulnerability. Finally, educating users about the risks of executing untrusted local code or scripts can reduce the likelihood of user interaction leading to exploitation.

Description

Improper input validation in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.

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