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CVE-2025-26673

Windows - LDAP

Microsoft CVSS 7.5 Updated March 12, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A vulnerability in Windows LDAP allows an unauthorized attacker to cause a denial of service over a network, potentially disrupting critical directory services. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to consume system resources, leading to a denial of service."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Service
Target Asset LDAP
Standard Path %windir%\System32
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: LDAP (Service)
$Targets = 'LDAP'
$SearchPaths = @("$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

Directory services

Internal Work Notes

CVE-2025-26673: Uncontrolled resource consumption in Windows LDAP, potential denial of service. Apply patch from Microsoft to mitigate risk.

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