November 13, 2026

CVE Watchtower

CVE-2025-48804Microsoft Windows

NVDCVSS scored by secure@microsoft.com

Vulnerability Summary

Acceptance of extraneous untrusted data with trusted data in Windows BitLocker allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature with a physical attack.
Severity Level
MEDIUM(6.8)
Published Date
Jul 8, 2025
Last Modified
Jul 15, 2025
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-349 β†—
See the MITRE CWE entry for the full definition of this weakness.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 6.8 (MEDIUM)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorPhysical
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • Microsoft Windows 10 1507 < 10.0.10240.21073
  • Microsoft Windows 10 1607 < 10.0.14393.8246
  • Microsoft Windows 10 1809 < 10.0.17763.7558
  • Microsoft Windows 10 21h2 < 10.0.19044.6093
  • Microsoft Windows 10 22h2 < 10.0.19045.6093
  • Microsoft Windows 11 22h2 < 10.0.22621.5624
  • Microsoft Windows 11 23h2 < 10.0.22631.5624
  • Microsoft Windows 11 24h2 < 10.0.26100.4652
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 < 10.0.14393.8246
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 < 10.0.17763.7558
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022 < 10.0.20348.3932
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2 < 10.0.25398.1732
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2025 < 10.0.26100.4652
Patched Versions
  • Microsoft Windows 10 1507 10.0.10240.21073
  • Microsoft Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.8246
  • Microsoft Windows 10 1809 10.0.17763.7558
  • Microsoft Windows 10 21h2 10.0.19044.6093
  • Microsoft Windows 10 22h2 10.0.19045.6093
  • Microsoft Windows 11 22h2 10.0.22621.5624
  • Microsoft Windows 11 23h2 10.0.22631.5624
  • Microsoft Windows 11 24h2 10.0.26100.4652
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.8246
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.7558
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.3932
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2 10.0.25398.1732
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.4652

What to do

Fix it during your normal patch cycle. No exploitation is confirmed yet.

  1. Check whether you run Microsoft Windows and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • Jul 8, 2025Published
  • Jul 15, 2025Record last modified

Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.

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