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CVE-2025-27479

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2025-27479 describes an insufficient resource pool vulnerability in Windows Kerberos, affecting various versions of Microsoft Windows Server. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely deny service to affected systems. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a complete denial of service. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating a high level of awareness.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
r2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.0.14393.7969CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.0.17763.7136CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.0.20348.3453CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.02%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0202 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (14)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.3.9600.22523
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019Fixed in: 10.0.17763.7136
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.17763.7136
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2022Fixed in: 10.0.20348.3453
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.20348.3453
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.26100.3775
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2025Fixed in: 10.0.26100.3775
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.25398.1551
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016Fixed in: 10.0.14393.7969
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.14393.7969
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012Fixed in: 6.2.9200.25423
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.2.9200.25423
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2Fixed in: 6.3.9600.22523
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microsoftvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2025-Apr/CVE-2025-27479Important

Kerberos Key Distribution Proxy Service Denial of Service Vulnerability

Apr 8, 2025

References

msrc.microsoft.com / update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-27479
Vendor Advisory