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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-21258
CVE-2025-21258:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Windows Digital Media Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2025-21258) was disclosed on January 14, 2025. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and various Windows Server editions (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.6 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) according to Microsoft's assessment (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. Given the CVSS metrics, the vulnerability can potentially impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system with high severity when successfully exploited (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across affected versions of Windows. The updates are available for Windows 10 (versions 1507 through 22H2), Windows 11 (versions 22H2 through 24H2), and Windows Server versions from 2008 to 2025 (NVD).
Additional resources
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