CVE-2025-21322
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Microsoft PC Manager, a utility app offering features such as one-click boost, storage clean-up, file management, and protection of default settings, was found to contain an Elevation of Privilege vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-21322. The vulnerability was disclosed on February 11, 2025, as part of Microsoft's February Patch Tuesday updates (Qualys Research, Cybersecurity News).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS base score of 6.8 with a temporal score of 5, indicating a moderate to high severity level. The vulnerability specifically affects the Microsoft PC Manager application, requiring authentication for successful exploitation (Qualys Research).

Impact

A successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system with elevated privileges, potentially gaining unauthorized system-level access (Qualys Research).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released a security patch to address this vulnerability. Users and organizations are strongly advised to apply the latest security updates immediately to mitigate the risk of exploitation (Qualys Research, Cybersecurity News).

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