Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-21220

High

Published: 14 January 2025

Published
14 January 2025
Modified
27 January 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0100 77.1th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

Microsoft Message Queuing Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Security Summary

CVE-2025-21220 is an information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ), published on 2025-01-14. It stems from CWE-908 (use of uninitialized resource) and has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating high confidentiality impact with network accessibility, low complexity, and no requirements for privileges or user interaction.

A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network to disclose sensitive information from the affected MSMQ component. The attack requires no special privileges or user involvement, allowing an adversary to obtain high-impact confidential data without affecting integrity or availability.

For mitigation details, refer to the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21220.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-908NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

microsoft
windows 10 1507
≤ 10.0.10240.20890 · ≤ 10.0.10240.20890
microsoft
windows 10 1607
≤ 10.0.14393.7699 · ≤ 10.0.14393.7699
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 2008
all versions, r2
microsoft
windows server 2012
all versions, r2
+5 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

References