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CVE-2025-59287
CRITICALCISA KEV

Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Oct 14, 2025 · Updated Oct 1, 2026

Severity · CVSSCRITICAL · 9.8
Known exploitationCISA KEV listed
EPSS / likelihood99.98%
QFinch risk score100 / 100

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Oct 1, 2026

Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Publisher and source text is retained separately from QFinch interpretation.

QFinch assessment

Deserialization of untrusted data in Windows Server Update Service allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

Matching a version is only one part of assessing exposure. QFinch has not assessed your environment on this public page.

Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Review primary references

Evidence coverage

CVEKEVNVDEPSSMETASPLOIT
SSVC priority
IMMEDIATE
Confidence
100%
Aliases
None reported

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability ↗
  2. hawktrace.com ↗
  3. www.bleepingcomputer.com ↗
  4. www.vicarius.io ↗
  5. www.vicarius.io ↗
  6. gist.github.com ↗
  7. CISA advisory ↗

Record history

Published Oct 14, 2025 · Last refreshed Oct 1, 2026