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CVE-2026-25175

CVE-2026-25175 is a Microsoft vulnerability that Microsoft rates Important, with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 9 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.

Risk summary

High

7.8

CVSS v3

4.9%

EPSS, 30 days

High

Severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 4.9%. CVSS 7.8 (High).

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

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2026-25175

NTFS itself carries this elevation of privilege flaw, affecting Windows Server 2022, its Server Core installation, and Windows 10 21H2. Severity is High at CVSS 8.8 and the EPSS score is 4 percent. Bugs in the default file system are worth patching promptly on principle: every process on the machine touches NTFS.

Do this: Deploy through the normal server ring, taking Windows Server 2022 storage and application servers first.

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

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2026-25175

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-2026-25175 (source: https://senserva.com/cve/CVE-2026-25175.html, data from MSRC, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS, NVD, refreshed daily (early morning US Central)):
- CVE-2026-25175: Microsoft vulnerability, Microsoft rating Important, CVSS 7.8 (High)
- EPSS 30-day exploitation probability: 4.9%
- Actively exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed by: KB5078734, KB5078737, KB5078752, KB5078766, KB5078774, KB5078775, KB5078883, KB5078885, KB5078938
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 5%.

Fixed by KB5078734 and 8 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-2026-25175

Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5078734, KB5078737, KB5078752, KB5078766, KB5078774, KB5078775, KB5078883, KB5078885, KB5078938 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-2026-25175. 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.

KB5078734 KB5078737 KB5078752 KB5078766 KB5078774 KB5078775 KB5078883 KB5078885 KB5078938

Scope and sources

Affected products

Fixed by the same updates

CVE-2025-54518 CVE-2026-23669 CVE-2026-24283 CVE-2026-25177 CVE-2026-25188 CVE-2026-25172 CVE-2026-25173 CVE-2026-26111

Authoritative references

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

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