CVE DATABASE / CVE-2025-59287
CVE-2025-59287
Microsoft Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
CVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2025-10-24.
Federal remediation due 2025-11-14.
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.
Summary
Deserialization of untrusted data in Windows Server Update Service allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Microsoft windows server 2012Microsoft windows server 2016Microsoft windows server 2019Microsoft windows server 2022Microsoft windows server 2022 23h2Microsoft windows server 2025
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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
- https://gist.github.com/hawktrace/880b54fb9c07ddb028baaae401bd3951
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-59287
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-11-12. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.