CVE-2026-25167 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Use after free in Microsoft Brokering File System allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

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Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Windows 11 24h2 Subscribe Windows 11 25h2 Subscribe Windows 11 26h1 Subscribe Windows Server 2025 Subscribe

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-25167

History

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Use after free in Microsoft Brokering File System allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Title		Microsoft Brokering File System Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft windows 11 24h2 Microsoft windows 11 25h2 Microsoft windows 11 26h1 Microsoft windows Server 2025
Weaknesses		CWE-416
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24H2:::::::arm64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25H2:::::::arm64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26H1:::::::arm64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26H1:::::::x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025::::::::
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft windows 11 24h2 Microsoft windows 11 25h2 Microsoft windows 11 26h1 Microsoft windows Server 2025
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-25167
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2026-03-10T17:04:49.076Z

Updated: 2026-03-10T17:04:49.076Z

Reserved: 2026-01-29T18:36:49.695Z

Link: CVE-2026-25167

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-10T18:18:30.227

Modified: 2026-03-10T18:18:30.227

Link: CVE-2026-25167

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-416

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