PT-2025-4213 · Microsoft · Windows Secure Kernel Mode+1

Published 2025-01-16 · Updated 2025-02-21 · CVE-2025-21325

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Secure Kernel Mode (affected versions not specified)

Description An elevation-of-privilege issue allows attackers to affect the system. The issue is related to incorrect permission assignment for a critical resource. Technical details about exploitation include this incorrect permission assignment. There is no information available about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or details about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations Update to a version that addresses the elevation-of-privilege issue to resolve it. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to critical resources until a patch is available.

Fix

LPE

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-01473

CVE-2025-21325

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Secure Kernel Mode

References · 13

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21325 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21325 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-21325 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21325 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-01473 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2025-21325 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvedetector/15674 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/windowsforum/status/1893077185717584339 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/windowsforum/status/1893062082632765704 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/dailycve/status/1887904109505716408 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/vuldb/status/1880138997533667390 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/clearbluejar/status/1884833187894800858 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/107714 · Telegram Post