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Status published
Medium
CVE-2025-27488
Microsoft Windows Hardware Lab Kit (HLK) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vulnerability Description
Use of hard-coded credentials in Windows Hardware Lab Kit allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Windows 10 HLK version 20H2, Windows 10 HLK version 21H1, Windows 10 HLK version 21H2, Windows 10 HLK Version 22H2, Windows 11 HLK 22H2, Windows 11 HLK 24H2, Windows HLK for Windows 10 version 2004, Windows HLK for Windows Server 2019, Windows HLK for Windows Server 2022, Windows HLK for Windows Server 2025, Windows HLK, version 1809
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 13th, 2025
Last Modified:
February 13th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C