CVE-2025-21391

Published Feb 11, 2025

Last updated 11 days ago

Overview

AI description

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CVE-2025-21391 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Storage, a feature managing data storage on Windows systems. A local, authenticated attacker could exploit this to delete specific files, potentially disrupting services if essential files are removed. This vulnerability does not allow the disclosure of confidential information. This vulnerability has been observed being exploited in the wild. It affects various versions of Windows and Windows Server. Microsoft has addressed this vulnerability as part of their February 2025 Patch Tuesday updates.

Description: Windows Storage Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Source: secure@microsoft.com
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.1
Impact score: 5.2
Exploitability score: 1.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Known exploits

Data from CISA

Vulnerability name: Microsoft Windows Storage Link Following Vulnerability
Exploit added on: Feb 11, 2025
Exploit action due: Mar 4, 2025
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weaknesses

secure@microsoft.com: CWE-59
nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Hype score is a measure of social media activity compared against trending CVEs from the past 12 months. Max score 100.

Hype score: 1

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