CVSS 3.1
9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2025-59287
Critical (9.8) in Microsoft Windows. In CISA KEV since 2025-10-24. EPSS 100% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Deserialization of untrusted data in Windows Server Update Service allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Severity
- EPSS
- 100% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 99% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CISA KEV
- listed 2025-10-24, due 2025-11-14
- CWE
- CWE-502
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- microsoft:windows_server_2012
- microsoft:windows_server_2016
- microsoft:windows_server_2019
- microsoft:windows_server_2022
- microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2
- microsoft:windows_server_2025
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59287
- https://hawktrace.com/blog/CVE-2025-59287
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-feds-to-patch-windows-server-wsus-flaw-exploited-in-attacks/
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-59287-detection-script-rce-vulnerability-in-windows-server-update-service
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-59287-mitigation-script-rce-vulnerability-in-windows-server-update-service