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CVE-2025-62215

7.0 HIGH Known exploited Published 2025-11-11 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Race Condition Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows Kernel contains a race condition vulnerability that allows a local attacker with low-level privileges to escalate privileges. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could enable the attacker to gain SYSTEM-level access.

Added to KEV: 2025-11-12
Remediation due: 2025-12-03
Ransomware use: Unknown
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2025-62215 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62215

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2025-11-11
Last modified: 2026-06-17
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 7.0 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses: CWE-362, CWE-415

Description

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 10 1809 (< 10.0.17763.8027) • microsoft windows 10 21h2 (< 10.0.19044.6575) • microsoft windows 10 22h2 (< 10.0.19045.6575) • microsoft windows 11 23h2 (< 10.0.22631.6199) • microsoft windows 11 24h2 (< 10.0.26100.7092) • microsoft windows 11 25h2 (< 10.0.26200.7092) • microsoft windows server 2019 (< 10.0.17763.8027) • microsoft windows server 2022 (< 10.0.20348.4346) • microsoft windows server 2022 23h2 (< 10.0.25398.1965) • microsoft windows server 2025 (< 10.0.26100.7092)

Weakness · CWE (2)

CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization weakness
CWE-415 Double Free weakness

References