MSRC-CVE-2025-47962 — Windows SDK Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Summary

Impact: Elevation of Privilege. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation More Likely. Customer action: Required.

Details

Is there more information that is available on Windows SDK?
Yes. Please see: Windows SDK - Windows app development which explains the Windows SDK and advises how to install and maintain the product.

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability?
An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.

Security updates
10.0.26100.4188 — https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-sdk/

Vulnerabilities 1

High 7.8

CVE-2025-47962 Public exploit

Windows SDK Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Improper access control in Windows SDK allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Microsoft Windows SDK Windows

Jun 10, 2025

Revision history

2025-06-10 #1
Information published.

References

CVE-2025-47962 Windows SDK Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - HTML
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-47962
Microsoft Exploitability Index
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/exploitability-index?rtc=1
Microsoft Support Lifecycle
https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
https://www.first.org/cvss