CVE-2025-64669: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows Admin Center
Improper access control in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-64669) in Microsoft Windows Admin Center is classified under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control). It permits an authorized local attacker to escalate privileges due to insufficient access control mechanisms. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The attack vector is local with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. The vulnerability affects version 1809.0 of the product. Microsoft has released a patch to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher-level access than intended. This can lead to full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known public exploits have been reported yet.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the official Microsoft update for Windows Admin Center version 1809.0 promptly to remediate the improper access control issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2025-64669: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows Admin Center
Description
Improper access control in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-64669) in Microsoft Windows Admin Center is classified under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control). It permits an authorized local attacker to escalate privileges due to insufficient access control mechanisms. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The attack vector is local with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. The vulnerability affects version 1809.0 of the product. Microsoft has released a patch to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher-level access than intended. This can lead to full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known public exploits have been reported yet.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the official Microsoft update for Windows Admin Center version 1809.0 promptly to remediate the improper access control issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2025-11-06T23:40:37.276Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 693b0c4e7d4c6f31f7befd44
Added to database: 12/11/2025, 6:24:14 PM
Last enriched: 4/17/2026, 11:17:48 AM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 5:18:53 PM
Views: 426
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