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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-27488

Use of hard-coded credentials in Windows Hardware Lab Kit allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Published May 13, 2025 · catalog updated Feb 13, 2026 · Microsoft Windows HLK, version 1809

Check this week

CVE-2025-27488 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 40.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Microsoft Windows HLK, version 1809.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
40.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Microsoft Windows HLK, version 1809 1.0.0 <10.1.17763.7010

Use of hard-coded credentials in Windows Hardware Lab Kit allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • vendor Microsoft Windows HLK, version 1809 1.0.0 <10.1.17763.70101.0.0 <10.1.17763.7010

How to fix CVE-2025-27488

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-27488 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 40.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Microsoft Windows HLK, version 1809.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Microsoft Windows HLK, version 1809 1.0.0 <10.1.17763.7010 1.0.0 <10.1.17763.7010. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 40.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Windows security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 13, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Use of hard-coded credentials in Windows Hardware Lab Kit allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

  2. Feb 13, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Use of hard-coded credentials in Windows Hardware Lab Kit allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-27488

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-14437

    Use of hard-coded credentials in Windows Hardware Lab Kit allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.