CVE-2025-47972

HIGH

Windows 10 1507-22H2, Windows 11 22H2-24H2, Windows Server 2016-2019 - Privilege Escalation via IME Race Condition

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 8.0
EPSS 0.0028
EPSS Percentile 51.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (13)
microsoft/windows_10_1507 < 10.0.10240.21073 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.8246 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.7558 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.6093
microsoft/windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.6093
microsoft/windows_11_22h2 < 10.0.22621.5624
microsoft/windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.5624
microsoft/windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.4652
microsoft/windows_server_2016 < 10.0.14393.8246
microsoft/windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.7558
... and 3 more
Published Jul 08, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026