Deserialization of untrusted data in Windows Server Update Service allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CVE-2025-59287
Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-10-24), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.
- Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 9.8
- EG Score
- 9.8(high)
- EG Risk
- 99(Act)EG Risk 99/100SSVC: Act
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity98% × 45%Exploitation100% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Fix now — active exploitation, automatable, high impact. - EPSS PROB
- 100%
- EPSS %ILE
- 100%
- KEV
- ⚠ Exploited
Published
October 14, 2025
Last Modified
November 12, 2025
Advisory Details (7)
Auto-updated Jul 28, 2026Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-59287CVE-2025-59287 Mitigation Script - RCE Vulnerability in Windows Server Update Service - vsociety
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-59287-mitigation-script-rce-vulnerability-in-windows-server-update-serviceCVE-2025-59287 Detection Script - RCE Vulnerability in Windows Server Update Service - vsociety
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-59287-detection-script-rce-vulnerability-in-windows-server-update-serviceCISA orders feds to patch Windows Server WSUS flaw used in attacks
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-feds-to-patch-windows-server-wsus-flaw-exploited-in-attacks/CVE-2025-59287 WSUS Remote Code Execution | HawkTrace
https://hawktrace.com/blog/CVE-2025-59287Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center
Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59287Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
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Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(5 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (3 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Open source ↗GitHub PoCLuemmelSec/CVE-2025-59287---WSUS-SCCM-RCEFirst seen Jan 16, 2026
- GitHub PoCM507/CVE-2025-59287-PoCFirst seen Nov 16, 2025
Unauthenticated RCE PoC in Microsoft Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) - CVE-2025-59287 & CVE-2023-35317
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCQurtiDev/WSUS-CVE-2025-59287-RCEFirst seen Nov 1, 2025
Exploit script written in C# to aid gaining a reverse shell on targets with Windows Server Update Service(WSUS) CVE-2025-59287.
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/http/wsus_deserialization_rce✓ verifiedFirst seen Oct 14, 2025
Windows Server Update Service Deserialization Remote Code Execution
Open source ↗ - Nucleihttp/cves/2025/CVE-2025-59287.yamlFirst seen Jan 1, 2025
Windows Server Update Service - Insecure Deserialization
Open source ↗
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