Microsoft has released its November 2025 Patch Tuesday update, addressing 63 security vulnerabilities across its software lineup.
The update includes a critical fix for a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows Kernel that is confirmed to be actively exploited in the wild.
The most critical patch in this month’s release is for CVE-2025-62215, an Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerability in the Windows Kernel.
This flaw is rated as ‘Important’ and has been detected in active attacks. Successful exploitation allows an authorized attacker to gain elevated privileges on a compromised system.
Due to the active exploitation, system administrators are strongly urged to prioritize the deployment of this patch to prevent unauthorized system access and control.
This month’s update addresses five vulnerabilities rated as ‘Critical’. A majority of these could lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE), allowing attackers to run arbitrary code on a target system. Key critical vulnerabilities include:
The November 2025 security updates cover a wide range of products, including Microsoft Windows, Office, Azure, Visual Studio, and Dynamics 365. The vulnerabilities are categorized as follows:
| Impact | Count |
|---|---|
| Elevation of Privilege | 29 |
| Remote Code Execution | 16 |
| Information Disclosure | 11 |
| Denial of Service | 3 |
| Spoofing | 2 |
| Security Feature Bypass | 2 |
Of the 63 vulnerabilities, 57 are rated as ‘Important’ in severity. Several of these ‘Important’ vulnerabilities are noted as ‘Exploitation More Likely’, including CVE-2025-59512 (Customer Experience Improvement Program EoP), CVE-2025-60705 (Windows Client-Side Caching EoP), and multiple flaws in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (CVE-2025-60719, CVE-2025-62217, and CVE-2025-62213).
| CVE ID | Product/Component | Description | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-62199 | Microsoft Office | Use after free in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. | Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2025-60716 | DirectX Graphics Kernel | Use after free in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-60724 | GDI+ | Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Graphics Component allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. | Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2025-62214 | Visual Studio | Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command (‘command injection’) in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally. | Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2025-30398 | Nuance PowerScribe 360 | Missing authorization in Nuance PowerScribe allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network. | Information Disclosure |
| CVE-2025-59504 | Azure Monitor Agent | Heap-based buffer overflow in Azure Monitor Agent allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. | Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2025-59505 | Windows Smart Card Reader | Double free in Windows Smart Card allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-59506 | DirectX Graphics Kernel | Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization (‘race condition’) in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-59507 | Windows Speech Runtime | Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization (‘race condition’) in Windows Speech allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-59508 | Windows Speech Recognition | Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization (‘race condition’) in Windows Speech allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-59509 | Windows Speech Recognition | Insertion of sensitive information into sent data in Windows Speech allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally. | Information Disclosure |
| CVE-2025-59510 | Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) | Improper link resolution before file access (‘link following’) in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally. | Denial of Service |
| CVE-2025-59511 | Windows WLAN Service | External control of file name or path in Windows WLAN Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-59512 | Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) | Improper access control in Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-59513 | Windows Bluetooth RFCOM Protocol Driver | Out-of-bounds read in Windows Bluetooth RFCOM Protocol Driver allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally. | Information Disclosure |
| CVE-2025-60703 | Windows Remote Desktop Services | Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Remote Desktop allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-60704 | Windows Kerberos | Missing cryptographic step in Windows Kerberos allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-60705 | Windows Client-Side Caching | Improper access control in Windows Client-Side Caching (CSC) Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-60706 | Windows Hyper-V | Out-of-bounds read in Windows Hyper-V allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally. | Information Disclosure |
| CVE-2025-60707 | Multimedia Class Scheduler Service (MMCSS) Driver | Use after free in Multimedia Class Scheduler Service (MMCSS) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-60708 | Storvsp.sys Driver | Untrusted pointer dereference in Storvsp.sys Driver allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally. | Denial of Service |
| CVE-2025-60709 | Windows Common Log File System Driver | Out-of-bounds read in Windows Common Log File System Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-60710 | Host Process for Windows Tasks | Improper link resolution before file access (‘link following’) in Host Process for Windows Tasks allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-60726 | Microsoft Excel | Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally. | Information Disclosure |
| CVE-2025-60727 | Microsoft Excel | Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. | Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2025-60728 | Microsoft Excel | Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network. | Information Disclosure |
| CVE-2025-62206 | Microsoft Dynamics 365 (On-Premises) | Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (on-premises) allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network. | Information Disclosure |
| CVE-2025-62210 | Dynamics 365 Field Service (online) | Improper neutralization of input during web page generation (‘cross-site scripting’) in Dynamics 365 Field Service (online) allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network. | Spoofing |
| CVE-2025-62216 | Microsoft Office | Use after free in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. | Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2025-60719 | Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock | Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-60722 | Microsoft OneDrive for Android | Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (‘path traversal’) in OneDrive for Android allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-62217 | Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock | Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization (‘race condition’) in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-62218 | Microsoft Wireless Provisioning System | Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization (‘race condition’) in Microsoft Wireless Provisioning System allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-62219 | Microsoft Wireless Provisioning System | Double free in Microsoft Wireless Provisioning System allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-62220 | Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI | Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. | Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2025-62452 | Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) | Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network. | Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2025-59240 | Microsoft Excel | Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally. | Information Disclosure |
| CVE-2025-47179 | Configuration Manager | Improper access control in Microsoft Configuration Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-59514 | Microsoft Streaming Service Proxy | Improper privilege management in Microsoft Streaming Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-59515 | Windows Broadcast DVR User Service | Use after free in Windows Broadcast DVR User Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-60713 | Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) | Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-60714 | Windows OLE | Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows OLE allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. | Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2025-60715 | Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) | Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network. | Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2025-60717 | Windows Broadcast DVR User Service | Use after free in Windows Broadcast DVR User Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-60718 | Windows Administrator Protection | Untrusted search path in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-60720 | Windows Transport Driver Interface (TDI) Translation Driver | Buffer over-read in Windows TDX.sys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-60723 | DirectX Graphics Kernel | Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization (‘race condition’) in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network. | Denial of Service |
| CVE-2025-62200 | Microsoft Excel | Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. | Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2025-62201 | Microsoft Excel | Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. | Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2025-62202 | Microsoft Excel | Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally. | Information Disclosure |
| CVE-2025-62203 | Microsoft Excel | Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. | Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2025-62204 | Microsoft SharePoint | Deserialization of untrusted data in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network. | Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2025-62205 | Microsoft Office | Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. | Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2025-62208 | Windows License Manager | Insertion of sensitive information into log file in Windows License Manager allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally. | Information Disclosure |
| CVE-2025-62209 | Windows License Manager | Insertion of sensitive information into log file in Windows License Manager allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally. | Information Disclosure |
| CVE-2025-59499 | Microsoft SQL Server | Improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command (‘sql injection’) in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-62211 | Dynamics 365 Field Service (online) | Improper neutralization of input during web page generation (‘cross-site scripting’) in Dynamics 365 Field Service (online) allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network. | Spoofing |
| CVE-2025-62215 | Windows Kernel | Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization (‘race condition’) in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. (Zero-day, exploited) | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-62213 | Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock | Use after free in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-62222 | Agentic AI and Visual Studio Code | Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command (‘command injection’) in Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. | Remote Code Execution |
| CVE-2025-62449 | Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension | Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (‘path traversal’) in Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally. | Security Feature Bypass |
| CVE-2025-60721 | Windows Administrator Protection | Privilege context switching error in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Elevation of Privilege |
| CVE-2025-62453 | GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code | Improper validation of generative ai output in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally. | Security Feature Bypass |
Given the active exploitation of one zero-day and the critical nature of several other vulnerabilities, users and administrators should apply these security patches immediately to safeguard their systems against potential threats.
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