CVE-2025-55245
Xbox Gaming Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Xbox 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
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Xbox Gaming Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Xbox allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2025-55245- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-27338
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Xbox allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2025-27338- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mxf6-3fr2-9pvh
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Xbox allows an authorized...
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Xbox allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-mxf6-3fr2-9pvh- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Xbox allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2025-55245- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-55245 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Xbox Gaming Services, published September 9, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.