What happened
Microsoft Windows SMB Client contains an improper access control vulnerability that could allow for privilege escalation. An attacker could execute a specially crafted malicious script to coerce the victim machine to connect back to the attack system using SMB and authenticate.
Affected versions
Windows: See original advisory Fixed: See vendor advisory.
Why it matters
This source correlation may provide earlier visibility while structured CVE metadata is still being updated.
Detection & mitigation
- Review the original advisory and validate affected versions.
- Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations when available.
Public PoC references
RepositoryAuthorFirst seenReference
Exploit-DB 52330Windows 11 SMB Client - Privilege Escalation & Remote Code Execution (RCE)Mohammed Idrees Banyamer2025-06-15VerifiedSploitusNTLM reflection and coercion in Windows Server 2025 lets a domain user escalate to Domain Admin.KitPloit2026-08-24T23:01:33Candidatekitploit.comNTLM reflection and coercion in Windows Server 2025 lets a domain user escalate to Domain Admin.ru2026-08-24T23:01:33CandidateSource timeline
Discovered through CISA Known Exploited VulnerabilitiesView source ↗
Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogView source ↗
Record history
Record created from the first normalized source observation.
Metadata and source references refreshed.