Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-21207

High

Published: 14 January 2025

Published
14 January 2025
Modified
27 January 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0083 74.6th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

Windows Connected Devices Platform Service (Cdpsvc) Denial of Service Vulnerability

Security Summary

CVE-2025-21207 is a Denial of Service vulnerability affecting the Windows Connected Devices Platform Service (CDPsvc). Published on 2025-01-14, it is classified under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) and NVD-CWE-noinfo, with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

An unauthenticated attacker with network access can exploit this vulnerability remotely with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation results in high impact to availability (A:H), potentially causing the CDPsvc to crash or consume excessive resources, leading to denial of service on the affected Windows system, while having no impact on confidentiality or integrity.

The Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21207 provides guidance on mitigation for this vulnerability.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-400NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

microsoft
windows 10 1809
≤ 10.0.17763.6775 · ≤ 10.0.17763.6775
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 2019
≤ 10.0.17763.6775
microsoft
windows server 2022
≤ 10.0.20348.3091
microsoft
windows server 2022 23h2
≤ 10.0.25398.1369
microsoft
windows server 2025
≤ 10.0.26100.2894

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