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The Windows State Repository is a system component that persists application and system state information across sessions. Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover security vulnerabilities affecting the State Repository API, including CVE-2025-59203 (information disclosure via log files) and CVE-2025-49723 (local tampering due to missing authorization checks). Patches for these issues are available in Microsoft's October 2025 security updates. Users have also reported high CPU usage caused by the State Repository Service after clean installations of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, leading to system slowdowns. These threads provide guidance on patching, mitigation, and troubleshooting performance problems related to the state repository.
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    CVE-2025-59203: Windows State Repository Info Disclosure Patch and Mitigation

    Microsoft has published a security advisory for CVE-2025-59203, a Windows State Repository API Server file information disclosure vulnerability that can cause sensitive data to be written into log files and read by an authorized local actor; Microsoft’s published CVSS v3.1 vector for the issue...
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    CVE-2025-49723: StateRepository API Local Tampering and Patch Guide

    Microsoft’s Security Update Guide entry for the StateRepository API points to a missing authorization check that can be abused by a locally authorized attacker to tamper with files and escalate privileges — but there’s an important CVE-number mismatch in public reporting that every admin must...
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    • cve-2025-49723 cve-2025-53789-mismatch cwe-862 edr incident response june 2025 update kb5062552 missing authorization msrc patch management privilege privilege escalation siem state repository windows
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    • Forum: Security Alerts
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    So i faced State Repository Service bug in fresh installed Windows 10 only in first install. Why?

    Hello. My cpu 8700K 16GD DDR GSKILL XMP ( 3000mhz ) 2 disks: SSD Crucial 525 GB MX300, HDD TOSHIBA 500GB 7200RP I downloaded from microsoft Windows 10 1709 and make bootable iso in Pendrive Kingston Data Traveler. During install i format SSD and HDD. I choose to install Windows 10 to SSD...
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    • 16gb ram browser issues bugs chrome clean install cpu 8700k cpu usage edge fall creators firefox hardware hdd iso pen drive performance reproducible ssd state repository windows 10 xmp
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    • Forum: Windows Hardware