Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem
CVE-2025-21367
7.8HIGH
Key Information:
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 11 February 2025
Summary
The Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem experiences a vulnerability that allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. By exploiting this issue, malicious actors could execute code with higher permissions than intended, potentially compromising the integrity and security of the affected Windows system. Users are advised to apply security updates provided by Microsoft to mitigate this risk.
Affected Version(s)
Windows 10 Version 1809 32-bit Systems 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.6893
Windows 10 Version 21H2 32-bit Systems 10.0.19043.0 < 10.0.19044.5487
Windows 10 Version 22H2 x64-based Systems 10.0.19045.0 < 10.0.19045.5487
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved