CVE-2025-26633
Published 2025-03-11 · Updated 2026-09-24 · Source secure@microsoft.com
Summary
CVE-2025-26633 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.0) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 11, 2025, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by April 1, 2025. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly. Microsoft has 390 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 117 of them linked to ransomware.
All 390 known-exploited Microsoft vulnerabilities →Description
Improper neutralization in Microsoft Management Console allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Microsoft — Windows
Name: Microsoft Windows Management Console (MMC) Improper Neutralization Vulnerability
Date added: 2025-03-11 · Due: 2025-04-01
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-26633
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-26633-security-feature-bypass-in-microsoft-management-console-detection-script
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-26633-security-feature-bypass-in-microsoft-management-console-mitigation-script
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-26633

