high Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2025-26633Microsoft Management Console — neutralisation flaw bypasses a check

The Microsoft Management Console does not neutralise input properly, letting an attacker get past a protective feature on the machine. Ransomware crews use it, and exploit code is public.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Install the Microsoft update for this CVE now; ransomware crews use it, so treat console file prompts on unpatched hosts as unreliable.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
7.0/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
30%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
High
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2025-03-11
Added to KEV
2025-03-11
Exploit published
Yes
Confidence
high
Kill chain
defense evasion
MITRE ATT&CK
—
Severity
high

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

Attacker needsThe user must open an attacker-supplied console file.

Behind the card

5 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2025-26633 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-24