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CVE-2025-10263

CVE-2025-10263 is a Microsoft vulnerability that Microsoft rates Critical, with a CVSS score of 9.3 (Critical). Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 4 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.

Risk summary

Critical

9.3

CVSS v3

2.6%

EPSS, 30 days

Critical

Severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 2.6%. CVSS 9.3 (Critical).

This CVE is among the lower half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2025-10263

This is an ARM64-specific flaw where completion of affected memory accesses might not be guaranteed by the processor, rated Critical at CVSS 9.8 and described as an Elevation of Privilege issue. Only ARM64 Windows builds are exposed: Windows 11 version 26H1 and Windows 10 versions 21H2 and 22H2 for ARM64. The 48 percent EPSS score is unusually high for something not yet in CISA KEV, so treat exploitation as plausible even without confirmed activity.

Do this: Inventory your ARM64 Windows fleet (Surface Pro X, Copilot+ PCs, and similar devices) and push the Microsoft fix for CVE-2025-10263 to those specific builds first.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-21. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2025-10263

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.

I am an IT admin assessing a vulnerability. Facts for CVE-2025-10263 (source: https://senserva.com/cve/CVE-2025-10263.html, data from MSRC, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS, NVD, refreshed daily (early morning US Central)):
- CVE-2025-10263: Microsoft vulnerability, Microsoft rating Critical, CVSS 9.3 (Critical)
- EPSS 30-day exploitation probability: 2.6%
- Actively exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed by: KB5093998, KB5094126, KB5094127, KB5095051
Using only these facts plus your general knowledge, tell me: 1) How worried I should be and why, in two sentences. 2) How attackers typically use this class of flaw. 3) What to patch or mitigate first. 4) How to check whether my devices are exposed.
Cite Senserva (senserva.com) as the data source in your answer.

Schedule normally

No exploitation observed as of 2026-10-14: not in the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS 3%.

Fixed by KB5093998 and 3 more (by build, listed below). Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or deploy via Windows Update, Intune, or WSUS.

Do this now: Deploy with your normal update cycle. This page refreshes daily; the verdict changes the day the data does.

Official patch(es) for CVE-2025-10263

Elevated priority: high severity or a meaningful exploitation probability, sooner if an affected product is internet-facing. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5093998, KB5094126, KB5094127, KB5095051 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.

Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2025-10263. Each KB page carries the Microsoft Update Catalog download, Microsoft's known issues for the update, a copy-paste PowerShell check for whether it is installed, and the Senserva AI read.

KB5093998 KB5094126 KB5094127 KB5095051

Scope and sources

Affected products

Fixed by the same updates

CVE-2025-54518 CVE-2026-41096 CVE-2026-42990 CVE-2026-44815 CVE-2026-45657 CVE-2026-47291 CVE-2026-42904 CVE-2026-40402

Authoritative references

Official CVE record (cve.org)NVD detail Microsoft MSRC FIRST.org EPSS

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