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CVE-2025-48802

Improper certificate validation in Windows SMB allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.76%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.76%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Improper certificate validation in Windows SMB allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
0.76% probability · 53th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-295
Affected
microsoft/windows 11 22h2 · microsoft/windows 11 23h2 · microsoft/windows server 2022 · microsoft/windows server 2022 23h2
Source
secure@microsoft.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.