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CVE-2025-55693
CVE-2025-55693 is a high severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.4. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy the update below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.
Risk summary
Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 6.3%. CVSS 7.4 (High).
This CVE is among the lower half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.
CVE-2025-55693 is a Windows Kernel elevation-of-privilege vulnerability rated Critical 9.9 with a 6 percent EPSS score on Server 2025 Core and Windows 11 25H2. A kernel-level escalation gives an attacker with a foothold the highest possible privilege, which is why the CVSS is near maximum despite low current exploit probability. There is no ransomware association on record.
Do this: Prioritize this kernel fix on Windows 11 25H2 and Server 2025 Core given the 9.9 impact, and reduce local access on those hosts in the interim.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
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Official patch(es) for CVE-2025-55693
Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing update KB5066835 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.
Apply the Microsoft security update below to fix CVE-2025-55693. 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.
Scope and sources
- Affected products
- Fixed by the same update
- Authoritative references
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