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CVE-2025-55688

Status: AnalyzedHigh (7)—

Use after free in Windows PrintWorkflowUserSvc allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Use-after-free (CWE-416) explotable localmente (AV:L) sin interacción (UI:N) por usuario con privilegios limitados (PR:L) para ejecutar código con privilegios elevados (C:H/I:H/A:H).

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Execution PreventionThreat Intelligence ProgramRestrict Web-Based ContentPrivileged Account ManagementLimit Software InstallationBehavior Prevention on Endpoint

Affected technologies (3)

Microsoft — Windows 11 24h2Microsoft — Windows 11 25h2Microsoft — Windows Server 2025

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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