CVE-2025-48003· NVD / CVE Program· CNA microsoft

Windows BitLocker Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Protection mechanism failure in Windows BitLocker allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature with a physical attack.

MediumCVSS 6.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

BDU:2025-08358

Published: Jul 8, 2025
Updated: Jun 17, 2026
EPSS: 0.6% · 48th percentile
CWE: CWE-693

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Low priority for now.

CVSS: 27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 0 / 30 · 0.6%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD: —
CNA · microsoft: 6.8; NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

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Affected systems

Vendor	Product	CPE
microsoft	windows 10 1809	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809
microsoft	windows 10 21h2	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2
microsoft	windows 10 22h2	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2
microsoft	windows 11 22h2	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2
microsoft	windows 11 23h2	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2
microsoft	windows 11 24h2	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2
microsoft	windows server 2019	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019
microsoft	windows server 2022	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022
microsoft	windows server 2022 23h2	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2
microsoft	windows server 2025	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

microsoft windows server 2019before 10.0.17763.7558
microsoft windows server 2022before 10.0.20348.3932
microsoft windows server 2022 23h2before 10.0.25398.1732
microsoft windows server 2025before 10.0.26100.4652

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (microsoft). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
- 10.0.17763.0 and later · before 10.0.17763.7558affected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
- 10.0.19044.0 and later · before 10.0.19044.6093affected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2
- 10.0.19045.0 and later · before 10.0.19045.6093affected
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2
- 10.0.22621.0 and later · before 10.0.22621.5624affected
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3
- 10.0.22631.0 and later · before 10.0.22631.5624affected
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2
- 10.0.22631.0 and later · before 10.0.22631.5624affected
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
- 10.0.26100.0 and later · before 10.0.26100.4652affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- 10.0.17763.0 and later · before 10.0.17763.7558affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- 10.0.17763.0 and later · before 10.0.17763.7558affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
- 10.0.20348.0 and later · before 10.0.20348.3932affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
- 10.0.25398.0 and later · before 10.0.25398.1732affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2025
- 10.0.26100.0 and later · before 10.0.26100.4652affected

Same product

microsoft: all records

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / package	Fixed version	Source
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems	10.0.17763.7558 · KB5062557	Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems	10.0.17763.7558 · KB5062557	Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems	10.0.19044.6093 · KB5062554	Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems	10.0.19044.6093 · KB5062554	Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems	10.0.19044.6093 · KB5062554	Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems	10.0.19045.6093 · KB5062554	Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems	10.0.19045.6093 · KB5062554	Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems	10.0.19045.6093 · KB5062554	Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems	10.0.22621.5624 · KB5062552	Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems	10.0.22621.5624 · KB5062552	Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems	10.0.22631.5624 · KB5062552	Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems	10.0.22631.5624 · KB5062552	Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems	10.0.26100.4652 · KB5062553	Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems	10.0.26100.4652 · KB5062553	Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows Server 2019	10.0.17763.7558 · KB5062557	Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	10.0.17763.7558 · KB5062557	Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows Server 2022	10.0.20348.3932 · KB5062572	Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)	10.0.20348.3932 · KB5062572	Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)	10.0.25398.1732 · KB5062570	Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows Server 2025	10.0.26100.4652 · KB5062553	Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)	10.0.26100.4652 · KB5062553	Microsoft (MSRC)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

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92Now
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78This week
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31Monitor
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26Monitor
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22Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

Physical access to the device is required.
No account or password is required.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: high · the service can be disrupted

Attack vector: Physical
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-693 · Protection Mechanism Failure

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

Change log

Fix✗ → ✓Sep 28, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC

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References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-48003

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Data sources and verification

CNA: microsoft

CVE.org (CNA)Feb 13, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC
CISA ADPFeb 13, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC
NVDJun 17, 2026, 5:28 AM UTC
FIRST EPSSOct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
MSRCOct 2, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC

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