Xbox Gaming Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Priority LOW 36CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from Microsoft.
Summary
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Xbox allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00421 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Xbox Gaming Services (Microsoft): 30.104.13001.0.
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Xbox Gaming Services (Microsoft) Fixed in 30.104.13001.0.
Vendor assessments
Microsoft
Microsoft's page for this CVE →
- Impact
- Elevation of Privilege
- Exploited
- No
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Less Likely
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Xbox Gaming Services | Fixed | 30.104.13001.0. · Microsoft App Store |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-55245
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mxf6-3fr2-9pvh
References
More Microsoft Xbox Gaming Services vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-19111 Xbox Gaming Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-42186 Xbox Gaming Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-36858 Xbox Gaming Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-34908 Xbox Certification Bug Copilot Djando Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-55245 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-55245 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mxf6-3fr2-9pvh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-55245 · Microsoft Security Update Guide
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