CVE tracker / CVE-2025-54100

CVE-2025-54100

CVE-2025-54100 is the PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Microsoft rates it Important, CVSS 7.8. It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Published December 9, 2025.

Risk summary

HighRemote Code Execution

7.8

CVSS v3 base

1.7%

EPSS: chance of exploitation in 30 days

High

Severity

Important

Microsoft's rating

Less Likely

Microsoft: exploitation

In CISA KEV

Microsoft describes it: “Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Windows PowerShell allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.”

How to fix it

Microsoft lists 35 affected products and the update that fixes each:

KB5071417 · fixed build 10.0.22631.6345
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
KB5071501 · fixed build 6.1.7601.28064
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
KB5071503 · fixed build 6.3.9600.22920
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012 R2
KB5071504 · fixed build 6.0.6003.23666
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
KB5071505 · fixed build 6.2.9200.25815
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012
KB5071542 · fixed build 10.0.25398.2025
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
KB5071543 · fixed build 10.0.14393.8688
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
KB5071544 · fixed build 10.0.17763.8146
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
KB5071546 · fixed build 10.0.19045.6691, 10.0.19044.6691
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems, and 1 more
KB5071547 · fixed build 10.0.20348.4529
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2022
KB5072033 · fixed build 10.0.26100.7462, 10.0.26200.7462
Windows Server 2025, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems, and 1 more

What Microsoft changed

December 9, 2025: Information published.
December 18, 2025: Corrected Build Numbers in the Security Updates table. This is an informational change only.

Details

Weakness: CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Publicly disclosed (Microsoft): Yes
Exploited (Microsoft): No
Known exploited (CISA KEV): Not listed
Published: December 9, 2025
Last revised: December 18, 2025

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References

Microsoft Security Update Guide NVD CVE record CWE

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