Executive Risk Summary
"A race condition vulnerability in Windows Hyper-V 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 Executable
Target Asset vmwp.exe
Standard Path %windir%\System32
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: vmwp.exe (Executable)
$Targets = 'vmwp.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
Virtual machine services may be affected
Internal Work Notes
CVE-2025-54115: Windows Hyper-V privilege elevation vulnerability, requires patching and reboot to mitigate
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Intelligence Sources
MSRC Advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-54115
Official Advisoryhttps://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-54115-detection-script-privilege-elevation-vulnerability-in-windows-hyper-v
Official Advisoryhttps://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-54115-mitigation-script-privilege-elevation-vulnerability-in-windows-hyper-v
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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.