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CVE-2025-47996

Windows - MBT Transport driver

Microsoft CVSS 7.8 Updated March 12, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"An integer underflow vulnerability in the Windows MBT Transport driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data and system resources. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker with local access to the system, and successful exploitation could result in a significant security breach."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Driver
Target Asset mbttransport.dll
Standard Path %windir%\System32\drivers
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: mbttransport.dll (Driver)
$Targets = 'mbttransport.dll'
$SearchPaths = @("$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

Network services may be affected

Internal Work Notes

CVE-2025-47996: Local privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows MBT Transport driver, requiring patching and reboot to mitigate

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