Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-21246

High

Published: 14 January 2025

Published
14 January 2025
Modified
24 January 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0067 71.4th percentile
Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

Windows Telephony Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Security Summary

CVE-2025-21246 is a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in the Windows Telephony Service. Published on 2025-01-14, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and is linked to CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow), CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read), and NVD-CWE-noinfo.

Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low attack complexity and no privileges required, though it necessitates user interaction. Successful exploitation enables high-impact effects on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, allowing arbitrary code execution on affected systems.

Microsoft provides mitigation guidance, including patches, in their Security Update Guide at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21246.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-122CWE-125NVD-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