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cve-2025-53134
About this tag
CVE-2025-53134 is a security vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock, involving a race condition and improper synchronization that could lead to local elevation of privilege (EoP). Discussions on WindowsForum.com focus on the risk to enterprise IT environments and the need for sysadmins to apply patches promptly. The vulnerability affects systems running Windows with the AFD driver, and mitigation involves installing the latest security updates from Microsoft. Forum threads emphasize the importance of understanding the race condition mechanics and prioritizing patching in managed networks to prevent exploitation by local attackers.
Title: What sysadmins need to know about the WinSock AFD race-condition EoP entry you sent (CVE-2025-53134) — situation, risk, and what to do now
Executive summary
You sent the MSRC URL for CVE-2025-53134 (Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock — race condition / improper synchronization...