Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-29968

CVE-2025-29968:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A vulnerability in Microsoft's Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) was discovered and published on May 13, 2025, identified as CVE-2025-29968. The vulnerability stems from improper input validation in AD CS that could allow an authorized attacker to perform denial of service attacks over a network (NVD Detail, Wiz Report).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) issue. Microsoft has assigned it a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. This scoring indicates network accessibility, low attack complexity, required low privileges, no user interaction needed, and high impact on availability (NVD Detail).

Impact

The primary impact of this vulnerability is on system availability. When successfully exploited, it can result in denial of service to the Active Directory Certificate Services, potentially disrupting certificate-related operations in an enterprise environment (Wiz Report).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability affects multiple versions of Windows Server, including Server 2008 R2 SP1, Server 2012 R2, Server 2016 (versions up to 10.0.14393.8066), Server 2019 (versions up to 10.0.17763.7314), Server 2022 (versions up to 10.0.20348.3692), and Server 2022 23H2 (versions up to 10.0.25398.1611) (NVD Detail).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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