Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-21382

High

Published: 14 January 2025

Published
14 January 2025
Modified
17 January 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0185 83.1th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Security Summary

CVE-2025-21382 is a Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, published on 2025-01-14T18:16:03.413. It affects the Windows Graphics Component in Microsoft Windows systems and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). The vulnerability is linked to CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow), CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound), and NVD-CWE-noinfo.

A local attacker with low privileges can exploit this vulnerability through low-complexity attacks requiring no user interaction. Successful exploitation enables elevation of privileges, resulting in high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Microsoft's update guide at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21382 provides details on mitigation, including available patches and remediation steps.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-122CWE-190NVD-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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