Overview
This report enumerates the details of a serious vulnerability in the Windows MBT Transport driver, identified as CVE-2025-55230. This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges locally, presenting a significant risk to system integrity and data security. Due to the widespread usage of Windows operating systems in businesses and personal computing, this vulnerability has the potential to impact a vast number of users.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-55230
Severity: High (CVSS: 7.8)
Attack Vector: Local
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: Required
Impact: Potential local system compromise and data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows | All versions up to the latest patch
How the Exploit Works
The vulnerability exploits an untrusted pointer dereference in the Windows MBT Transport driver. An attacker, with local access and basic privileges, can manipulate pointers within the driver, causing the system to reference memory locations that the attacker controls. This could allow the attacker to inject malicious code into these memory locations, potentially leading to execution of unauthorized instructions, granting them elevated privileges.
Conceptual Example Code
The actual exploit would be highly technical and specific to the system’s architecture and the exact memory locations involved. However, conceptually, it might be seen as something like this:
#include <windows.h>
void exploit() {
// Obtain handle to MBT Transport driver
DWORD hDriver = getDriverHandle("MBT Transport");
// Prepare malicious payload
void* payload = preparePayload();
// Dereference pointer to an attacker-controlled memory location
void* ptr = untrustedDereference(hDriver, payload);
// Execute the payload with elevated privileges
executePayload(ptr);
}Mitigation
Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability. All users and administrators are strongly advised to apply this patch as soon as possible. If unable to apply the patch immediately, users may employ a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure, though this is not a complete solution.