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CVE-2025-59253
CVE-2025-59253 is a Microsoft vulnerability that Microsoft rates Important, with a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 10 updates 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 6.4%. CVSS 5.5 (Medium).
This CVE is among the top half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.
A second Windows Search Service denial-of-service bug, distinct from CVE-2025-59190, affects Windows 10 Version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 at Critical 9.9 with 6 percent EPSS. Search indexing runs on both desktops and servers with the search feature enabled, so coverage should extend to server builds that many admins assume do not use Search. No active exploitation is reported.
Do this: Confirm the fix is applied on Server 2019 systems too, not just desktop builds, since server search indexing is often overlooked.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
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Official patch(es) for CVE-2025-59253
Lower priority: patch in your normal cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5066586, KB5066780, KB5066782, KB5066791, KB5066793, KB5066835, KB5066836, KB5066837, KB5066873, KB5066875 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-2025-59253. 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
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
- Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
- 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 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2025
- Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
- Fixed by the same updates
- Authoritative references
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