CVE-2025-53772

Published Aug 12, 2025

Last updated a month ago

Microsoft Web Deploy

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2025-53772 is a security vulnerability found in Microsoft's Web Deploy tool. The vulnerability arises from the deserialization of untrusted data, which could allow an authorized attacker to execute code over a network. The vulnerability stems from improper deserialization of data within the Web Deploy framework, a tool used for deploying web applications to IIS web servers. An attacker with low-level privileges could exploit this flaw to gain control over vulnerable systems. The attack can be executed remotely with low complexity and requires no user interaction.

Description: Deserialization of untrusted data in Web Deploy allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Source: secure@microsoft.com
NVD status: Analyzed
Products: web_deploy_4.0

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 8.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 2.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

secure@microsoft.com: CWE-502

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:web_deploy_4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "0C02354C-F9B4-430A-9775-E9F31F301F89",
            "versionEndExcluding": "10.0.2001"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.