CVE-2025-47968 (GCVE-0-2025-47968)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-10 17:02 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:50
VLAI?
Title
Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Improper input validation in Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac Affected: 4.0.0 , < 4.79 (custom)
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Date Public ?
2025-06-10 07:00
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