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CVE-2025-47987 is a critical security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows' Credential Security Support Provider protocol (CredSSP). This heap-based buffer overflow flaw allows an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges locally, posing significant risks to system integrity. CredSSP is an authentication provider used by Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and other Windows applications. Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover the vulnerability's impact, mitigation steps, and security alerts. Users share insights on patching and securing systems against this privilege escalation threat. The tag aggregates threads focused on understanding, detecting, and remediating CVE-2025-47987 in Windows environments.
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    Critical Windows CredSSP Vulnerability CVE-2025-47987 | Security Alert & Mitigation

    A critical security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-47987, has been discovered in the Credential Security Support Provider protocol (CredSSP) within Microsoft Windows. This flaw is a heap-based buffer overflow that allows an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges locally, posing...
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