CVE-2025-25004
PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper access control in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper access control in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2025-25004- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-34354
Improper access control in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2025-34354- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pcw6-863g-fcmj
Improper access control in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate...
Improper access control in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-pcw6-863g-fcmj- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper access control in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2025-25004- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper access control in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2025-25004- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-powershell-2025-25004 No score
PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper access control in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
BIT-powershell-2025-25004- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft powershell
- microsoft powershell 7.4
- microsoft powershell 7.5
- microsoft windows 10 version 1507
- microsoft windows 10 version 1607
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 22h3
- microsoft windows 11 version 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 24h2
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- microsoft windows 11 version 25h2
- microsoft windows server 2008 r2 service pack 1
- microsoft windows server 2008 r2 service pack 1 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2008 service pack 2
- microsoft windows server 2008 service pack 2 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2012
- microsoft windows server 2012 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2012 r2
- microsoft windows server 2012 r2 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2016
- microsoft windows server 2016 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server 2022, 23h2 edition (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2025
- microsoft windows server 2025 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows 10 1507
- microsoft windows 10 1607
- microsoft windows 10 1809
- microsoft windows 10 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 25h2
- microsoft windows server 2008
- microsoft windows server 2022 23h2
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
powershellBitnami |
7.4.0 up to 7.4.13, 7.5.0 up to 7.5.4 | 7.4.137.5.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-25004 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Microsoft Powershell, published October 14, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile. Fixed in powershell 7.4.13.