CVE-2025-21325 (GCVE-0-2025-21325)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-17 00:28 – Updated: 2026-02-13 19:56
VLAI?
Title
Windows Secure Kernel Mode Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Windows Secure Kernel Mode Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 Affected: 10.0.19044.0 , < 10.0.19044.5371 (custom)
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    Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 Affected: 10.0.19045.0 , < 10.0.19045.5371 (custom)
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    Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2 Affected: 10.0.22621.0 , < 10.0.22621.4751 (custom)
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    Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3 Affected: 10.0.22631.0 , < 10.0.22631.4751 (custom)
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    Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 Affected: 10.0.22631.0 , < 10.0.22631.4751 (custom)
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    Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 Affected: 10.0.26100.0 , < 10.0.26100.2894 (custom)
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    Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Affected: 10.0.26100.0 , < 10.0.26100.2894 (custom)
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    Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) Affected: 10.0.26100.0 , < 10.0.26100.2894 (custom)
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Date Public ?
2025-01-16 08:00
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