CVE-2025-47987

HIGH

Windows 10/11, Server 2008 - Authenticated Heap Overflow in CredSSP

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 3 public exploits for CVE-2025-47987. PoCs published by tryhardertryh, Kryptoenix, kaleth4.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a denial-of-service (DoS) in Windows 11 23H2 by crafting a malformed Kerberos certificate logon buffer and passing it to `AcquireCredentialsHandleW`. The PoC constructs an oversized buffer with misaligned fields, leading to an internal error (SEC_E_INTERNAL_ERROR) that crashes the system.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Cred SSProvider Protocol allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Exploits (3)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by tryhardertryh · clocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52541

This exploit triggers a denial-of-service (DoS) in Windows 11 23H2 by crafting a malformed Kerberos certificate logon buffer and passing it to `AcquireCredentialsHandleW`. The PoC constructs an oversized buffer with misaligned fields, leading to an internal error (SEC_E_INTERNAL_ERROR) that crashes the system.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Windows 11 23H2 (x64)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Windows 11 23H2 environment · ability to execute arbitrary code on the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed May 09, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by Kryptoenix · poc
https://github.com/Kryptoenix/CVE-2025-47987_PoC

This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2025-47987, targeting a memory corruption vulnerability in the Windows Security Support Provider Interface (SSPI). The exploit constructs a malformed KerbCertLogonBuffer and triggers a crash via AcquireCredentialsHandleW, demonstrating the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Windows SSPI (TSSSP security package)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Windows environment with SSPI support
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by kaleth4 · poc
https://github.com/kaleth4/CVE-2025-47987

This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2025-47987, a heap-based buffer overflow in Windows CredSSP. The exploit leverages integer overflow and heap manipulation to achieve local privilege escalation to SYSTEM.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Windows CredSSP (secur32.dll/credssp.dll)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Windows SDK 10/11 · Visual Studio 2019+ · Administrator privileges for execution
devstral-2 · analyzed May 09, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0166
EPSS Percentile 73.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-190 CWE-122
Status published
Products (17)
microsoft/windows_10_1507 < 10.0.10240.21073 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.8246 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.7558 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.6093
microsoft/windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.6093
microsoft/windows_11_22h2 < 10.0.22621.5624
microsoft/windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.5624
microsoft/windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.4652
microsoft/windows_server_2008 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2008 r2 sp1
... and 7 more
Published Jul 08, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026