Vulnerability · Published Aug 21, 2025 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2025-55231Windows Storage-based Management Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity race condition in Windows Server 2012 R2 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Storage allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.0 – before 6.3.9600.22676
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.0 – before 6.3.9600.22676
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.0 – before 10.0.14393.8246
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.0 – before 10.0.14393.8246
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.7558
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.7558
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.0 – before 10.0.20348.3932
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.0 – before 10.0.26100.4652
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.0 – before 10.0.26100.4652

Weakness: CWE-362 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

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