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CVE-2025-47159: microsoft windows_10_1507 Protection Mechanism Failure

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 08-07-2025Last modified 13-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-47159 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability in microsoft windows_10_1507. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.43%
0%100%
Low · +0.06 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 08-07-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Protection mechanism failure in Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

36%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.06 pp

From 0.37% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.43%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Microsoft26 products

1 vendor · 26 products

References

1 links