Race Condition Vulnerability in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock
CVE-2025-62217

7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Microsoft
Status
Windows 10 Version 1809
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019 (server Core Installation)
Windows Server 2022
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 November 2025

What is CVE-2025-62217?

A vulnerability exists in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock due to improper synchronization during concurrent execution with shared resources. An authorized attacker can exploit this race condition to elevate their privileges locally, potentially allowing unauthorized access to sensitive functions or data within the system.

Affected Version(s)

Windows 10 Version 1607 32-bit Systems 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.8594

Windows 10 Version 1809 32-bit Systems 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.8027

Windows 10 Version 21H2 32-bit Systems 10.0.19044.0 < 10.0.19044.6575

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-62217 : Race Condition Vulnerability in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock