CVE-2025-50167

Published Aug 12, 2025

Last updated 2 days ago

CVSS high 7.0
Windows Hyper-V

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2025-50167 is an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability affecting Windows Hyper-V. An attacker with low privileges can exploit this vulnerability to gain system-level access. Successful exploitation of CVE-2025-50167 could allow an attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges. This vulnerability affects Windows Server and desktop systems.

Description
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Hyper-V allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Source
secure@microsoft.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
windows_10_1507, windows_10_1607, windows_10_1809, windows_10_21h2, windows_10_22h2, windows_11_22h2, windows_11_23h2, windows_11_24h2, windows_server_2012, windows_server_2016, windows_server_2019, windows_server_2022, windows_server_2022_23h2, windows_server_2025

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
7
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
1
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

secure@microsoft.com
CWE-362

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.