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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-21275
CVE-2025-21275:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Windows App Package Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2025-21275) was identified and disclosed in January 2025. This vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Windows, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server installations (Rapid7).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.0, with the following vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C, indicating local access requirements with low attack complexity (Rapid7).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected Windows systems, potentially leading to complete system compromise with capabilities for confidentiality, integrity, and availability breaches (Rapid7).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across multiple Windows versions. The patches are available through various KB updates including KB5049981 for Windows 10, KB5050021 for Windows 11, KB5049983 for Windows Server 2022, and KB5050009 for Windows Server 2025 (Rapid7).
Additional resources
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