CVE-2025-21281

HIGH

Windows 10 1507-22H2, Windows 11 22H2-24H2, Windows Server 2012-2016 - Elevation of Privilege via COM Use-After-Free

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Microsoft COM for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory patch
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21281

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0028
EPSS Percentile 51.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (15)
microsoft/windows_10_1507 < 10.0.10240.20890 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.7699 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.6775 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.5371
microsoft/windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.5371
microsoft/windows_11_22h2 < 10.0.22621.4751
microsoft/windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.4751
microsoft/windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.2894
microsoft/windows_server_2012
microsoft/windows_server_2012 r2
... and 5 more
Published Jan 14, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026