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2 vulnerabilities found for Windows HLK for Windows Server 2022 by Microsoft
CVE-2025-27488 (GCVE-0-2025-27488)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2025-05-13 16:58 – Updated: 2026-02-13 19:21
VLAI
Title
Microsoft Windows Hardware Lab Kit (HLK) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Use of hard-coded credentials in Windows Hardware Lab Kit allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerabi… | vendor-advisorypatch |
Impacted products
11 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 HLK version 20H2 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.19041.5609
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 HLK version 21H1 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.19041.5609
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 HLK version 21H2 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.19041.5609
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 HLK Version 22H2 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.19041.5609
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows 11 HLK 22H2 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.22621.5040
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows 11 HLK 24H2 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.26100.3478
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows HLK for Windows 10 version 2004 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.19041.5609
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows HLK for Windows Server 2019 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.17763.7010
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows HLK for Windows Server 2022 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.20348.3330
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows HLK for Windows Server 2025 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.26100.3478
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows HLK, version 1809 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.17763.7010
(custom)
|
Date Public
2025-05-13 07:00
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CVE-2025-27488 (GCVE-0-2025-27488)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-13 16:58 – Updated: 2026-02-13 19:21
VLAI
Title
Microsoft Windows Hardware Lab Kit (HLK) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Use of hard-coded credentials in Windows Hardware Lab Kit allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerabi… | vendor-advisorypatch |
Impacted products
11 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 HLK version 20H2 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.19041.5609
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 HLK version 21H1 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.19041.5609
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 HLK version 21H2 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.19041.5609
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 HLK Version 22H2 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.19041.5609
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows 11 HLK 22H2 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.22621.5040
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows 11 HLK 24H2 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.26100.3478
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows HLK for Windows 10 version 2004 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.19041.5609
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows HLK for Windows Server 2019 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.17763.7010
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows HLK for Windows Server 2022 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.20348.3330
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows HLK for Windows Server 2025 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.26100.3478
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows HLK, version 1809 |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 10.1.17763.7010
(custom)
|
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