CVE-2025-48804

MEDIUMNVD 6.86.8—Trending — 4 sources updated this weekElevated

6.8

Acceptance of extraneous untrusted data with trusted data in Windows BitLocker allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature with a physical attack.

CVSS v3: 6.8
EG Score: 6.8(medium)
EPSS: 62.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 8, 2025

Last Modified

July 15, 2025

References (1)

secure@microsofthttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-48804

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-349

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Microsoft MSRCCVE-2025-488042025-07-08
Windows BitLocker Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 12× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-06-02 20:12 UTCepss_batch
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2026-06-01 13:51 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-30 02:21 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-30 02:21 UTCVendor advisory
2026-05-30 02:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-29 13:44 UTCepss_batch

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCgaratc/BitUnlocker
First seen Apr 30, 2026
Downgrade attack for CVE-2025-48804
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-48804?

CVE-2025-48804 is a medium vulnerability published on July 8, 2025. Acceptance of extraneous untrusted data with trusted data in Windows BitLocker allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature with a physical attack.

When was CVE-2025-48804 disclosed?

CVE-2025-48804 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 8, 2025, with the most recent update on July 15, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-48804 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-48804 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 62.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-48804?

CVE-2025-48804 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-48804?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-48804, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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