Is CVE-2025-27472 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-27472 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-27472?

CVE-2025-27472 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-27472?

CVE-2025-27472 has an EPSS score of 1.54% (72th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-27472?

Install KB5055547 for Windows 10. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-27472

MEDIUMEPSS 72th pctl

5.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Protection mechanism failure in Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure

How to fix

Remediation Available

Windows 10Windows

Install:KB5055547Microsoft

Windows Server 2012Windows

Install:KB5055581Microsoft

Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Windows

Install:KB5055581Microsoft

Windows Server 2012 R2Windows

Install:KB5055557Microsoft

Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Windows

Install:KB5055557Microsoft

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

1.54%probability of exploitation in 30 days

72ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 72% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

msrc.microsoft.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2013-2465	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-21412	High	8.1	95%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2013-0431	Medium	5.3	90%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2025-40536	High	8.1	82%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-1003030	Critical	9.9	76%	KEV	-
CVE-2025-0411	High	7.0	67%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-07-08.