CVE-2025-21391
Windows Storage Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
ACTIVELY EXPLOITED IN THE WILD
This vulnerability is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
Microsoft Windows Storage Link Following Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
2/11/2025
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21391 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21391
Vulnerability Summary
CVSS v3 Score
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)
This vulnerability has a 4.72% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.
CWE Classification
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