Executive Risk Summary
"CVE-2025-26633 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Management Console that allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker with local access to the system, and successful exploitation could result in a security feature bypass, allowing the attacker to perform malicious actions."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type Executable
Target Asset mmc.exe
Standard Path %windir%\System32
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: mmc.exe (Executable)
$Targets = 'mmc.exe'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")
Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}Patch Impact Forecast
Reboot Required Likely
Management Console services may be affected
Internal Work Notes
Security vulnerability in Microsoft Management Console, requiring patching to prevent local security feature bypass
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Intelligence Sources
MSRC Advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-26633
Official Advisoryhttps://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-26633-security-feature-bypass-in-microsoft-management-console-detection-script
Official Advisoryhttps://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-26633-security-feature-bypass-in-microsoft-management-console-mitigation-script
Official Advisoryhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-26633
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Data compiled from NVD, MSRC, and CISA KEV Catalog. Intelligence synthesized via AI. Scripts provided for diagnostic purposes under MIT License.