CVE-2025-55687 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00037.

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Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-55687

History

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Title		Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-362 CWE-416
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-55687
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2025-10-14T17:00:21.189Z

Updated: 2025-10-15T13:52:31.297Z

Reserved: 2025-08-13T20:00:27.682Z

Link: CVE-2025-55687

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-14T17:15:49.770

Modified: 2025-10-14T19:35:56.913

Link: CVE-2025-55687

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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