What is CVE-2025-47968?

CVE-2025-47968 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Autoupdate, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-06-10.

How severe is CVE-2025-47968?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Microsoft Autoupdate

CVE-2025-47968

Improper input validation in Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2025-06-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (30.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Autoupdate
Microsoft Autoupdate For Mac — versions 4.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-47968 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-47968?: CVE-2025-47968 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Autoupdate, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-06-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-47968?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.