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CVE-2025-53156

CVE-2025-53156 is a Microsoft vulnerability that Microsoft rates Important, with a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 51%. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 3 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.

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Microsoft rates it Important. CVSS 5.5 (Medium). Fixed by 3 Microsoft security updates.

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Risk summary

Medium
5.5
CVSS v3
51%
EPSS, 30 days
Medium
Severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 51%. CVSS 5.5 (Medium).

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

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2025-53156

The storage port driver, which underlies disk I/O, carries this Critical 9.8 disclosure across Windows Server 2025 Server Core, Windows Server 2022 23H2 Server Core, and Windows 11 Version 24H2 on ARM64, with EPSS at 36 percent, matching the elevated exploitation forecast of the kernel bug above. Storage drivers operate at a low level with broad system access, so an exploit chain built on this leak could be attractive to attackers targeting storage infrastructure specifically. Prioritize alongside the other 36 percent EPSS item in this release.

Do this: Patch Server 2025 Core, Server 2022 23H2 Core, and Windows 11 24H2 ARM64 hosts for this storage driver issue in the near-term patch window.

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

Patch this cycle
Not confirmed exploited yet, but the 30-day exploit probability is high (EPSS 51%).
Fixed by KB5063878 and 2 more (by build, listed below). Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or deploy via Windows Update, Intune, or WSUS.
Do this now: Patch in this maintenance window; do not let it slip to the next one.
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Official patch(es) for CVE-2025-53156

High priority: EPSS puts the odds of near-term exploitation high. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5063878, KB5063899, KB5064010 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-2025-53156. 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.

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