CVE-2025-58714
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability CVE-2025-58714 is an improper access control issue in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock that was disclosed on October 14, 2025. This vulnerability affects Windows operating systems and their associated WinSock functionality (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) (NVD).

Impact

When successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally on the affected system. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to system resources and compromise of system security (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability as part of their October 2025 Patch Tuesday updates. Users are advised to apply the latest security updates to mitigate this vulnerability (Microsoft Security).

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