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High [CVE-2025-27727] Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

This high-severity Microsoft Server advisory covers CVE-2025-27727 affecting Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation).

CVE-2025-27727 Published Apr 8, 2025Updated by vendor Aug 10, 2026
CVE-2025-27727
Affected products & platforms
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Summary

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected products named by the advisory: Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1; Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation); Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2; Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation); and 12 more.

Affected products named by the advisory: Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation); Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation); Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation); Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation); and 2 more.

Affected versions
  • Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0.10240.0 before 10.0.10240.20978
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.7969
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.7136
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 10.0.19044.0 before 10.0.19044.5737
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.5737
  • Windows 11 version 22H2 10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.5189
  • Windows 11 version 22H3 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.5189
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.5189
  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.3775
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.27670
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) 6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.27670
  • Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 6.0.6003.0 before 6.0.6003.23220

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Fixed versions
  • 10.0.10240.20978
  • 10.0.14393.7969
  • 10.0.17763.7136
  • 10.0.19044.5737
  • 10.0.19045.5737
  • 10.0.22621.5189
  • 10.0.22631.5189
  • 10.0.26100.3775
  • 6.1.7601.27670
  • 6.0.6003.23220
  • 6.2.9200.25423
  • 6.3.9600.22523

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Mitigation

Upgrade to a fixed release: 10.0.10240.20978, 10.0.14393.7969, 10.0.17763.7136, 10.0.19044.5737, 10.0.19045.5737, 10.0.22621.5189. That is the remediation for this advisory.

The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.

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