Is CVE-2025-47956 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-47956 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-47956?

CVE-2025-47956 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-47956?

CVE-2025-47956 has an EPSS score of 0.45% (36th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-47956?

Upgrade windows security app to 1000.27840.0.1000 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-47956

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

External control of file name or path in Windows Security App allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.

CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path

How to fix

Remediation Available

windows security appNVD

Affected:< 1000.27840.0.1000Fixed in:1000.27840.0.1000CVE-2025-47956derived from NVD

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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.45%probability of exploitation in 30 days

36thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 36% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

msrc.microsoft.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2022-39952	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-8517	Critical	9.8	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-4634	Critical	9.8	83%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-17246	Critical	9.8	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-43451	Medium	6.5	82%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-33053	High	8.8	82%	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 2025-07-09.