Executive Risk Summary
"A race condition vulnerability in Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally, potentially leading to unauthorized access and control of system resources. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain elevated privileges, which could result in a complete system compromise."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type Driver
Target Asset ReFS.sys
Standard Path %windir%System32drivers
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: ReFS.sys (Driver)
$Targets = 'ReFS.sys'
$SearchPaths = @("$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
File system services may be affected
Internal Work Notes
CVE-2025-55687: Local privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows ReFS, requiring patching and reboot to mitigate
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