CVE-2025-47956
Windows Security App Spoofing Vulnerability
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 52nd percentile. Fixed in 1000.27840.1000.0.
What to do
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- Microsoft Windows Security AppAffected: ≥ 1000.0.0.0, < 1000.27840.1000.0Upgrade to: 1000.27840.1000.0Stated by: CVE record
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
External control of file name or path in Windows Security App allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.7% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 52nd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
4 events over 29 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
And 2 more affected products. See all after sign-in
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Scored 5.5 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
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