Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 9, 2025· Updated Feb 26, 2026

Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2025-55317

Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected products

Creative/Autoupdatellm-fuzzy
Microsoft/Microsoft AutoUpdate for Macv5
Range: 4.0.0

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-55317mitrevendor-advisorypatch

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