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The Microsoft Brokering File System (BFS) is a kernel-mode component that mediates file operations between callers and providers in Windows. Recent discussions on WindowsForum.com focus on high-severity local elevation-of-privilege vulnerabilities in BFS, including CVE-2025-59189, CVE-2025-54105, and CVE-2025-53142. These flaws involve use-after-free memory corruption and race conditions that could allow an authenticated local attacker to escalate to SYSTEM privileges. Threads cover advisory details, exploitation mechanics, and mitigation guidance for system administrators and endpoint defenders. The tag microsoft bfs is used for security advisories and technical analysis of this privileged file system component.
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    CVE-2025-59189 Use-After-Free in Microsoft BFS: Local Privilege Escalation

    Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-59189, a high‑severity local elevation‑of‑privilege (EoP) bug in the Microsoft Brokering File System (BFS) that Microsoft and multiple independent trackers classify as a use‑after‑free memory corruption enabling a local attacker to escalate to...
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    CVE-2025-54105: Local Elevation of Privilege in Microsoft BFS (Brokering File System)

    Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-54105 — a local elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Microsoft Brokering File System (BFS) caused by a concurrency bug (race condition) that can be exploited by an authenticated local user to gain elevated rights on the host. Background The...
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    • bfs brokering file system cve-2025-54105 edr-siem elevation of privilege impact kernel vulnerability kernel-race-condition local eop microsoft bfs msrc patch management race condition security updates toctou use-after-free vulnerability windows security
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    CVE-2025-53142: Kernel Use-After-Free in Microsoft BFS Enables Local Privilege Escalation

    Microsoft’s advisory listing for CVE-2025-53142 describes a use‑after‑free flaw in the Microsoft Brokering File System that can allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate privileges on an affected Windows host — a classic kernel‑level memory corruption that deserves immediate attention...
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    • bfs vulnerability cve-2025-53142 edr detection endpoint hardening kernel exploitation kernel use-after-free memory issues microsoft bfs msrc advisory patch management privilege privilege escalation ransomware security updates windows security
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