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CVE-2025-21232

CVE-2025-21232 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.6 MEDIUM

Windows Digital Media Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Reported by microsoft · Published January 14, 2025

Windows Digital Media Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Fixed versions

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PackageEcosystemFixed in
windows_10_1607microsoft10.0.14393.7699
windows_10_22h2microsoft10.0.19045.5371
windows_11_23H2microsoft10.0.22631.4751
windows_server_2022microsoft10.0.20348.3091
Windows 11 version 22H2Microsoft10.0.22621.4751
Windows Server 2016Microsoft10.0.14393.7699
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Microsoft6.3.9600.22371
Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft10.0.17763.6775
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Microsoft6.2.9200.25273
windows_server_2008_R2microsoft6.1.7601.27520
windows_server_2025microsoft10.0.26100.2894
windows_11_22H2microsoft10.0.22621.4751

31 more packages have a fixed version. See every fix in Lookup.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1
6.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 150710.0.10240.0
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 160710.0.14393.0
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 180910.0.17763.0
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 21H210.0.19044.0
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 22H210.0.19045.0
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 22H210.0.22621.0
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 22H310.0.22631.0
MicrosoftWindows 11 Version 23H210.0.22631.0
MicrosoftWindows 11 Version 24H210.0.26100.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 16.1.7601.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)6.1.7601.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 26.0.6003.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)6.0.6003.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 20126.2.9200.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)6.2.9200.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R26.3.9600.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)6.3.9600.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 201610.0.14393.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)10.0.14393.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 201910.0.17763.0

…and 47 more

Timeline

  • Jan 14, 2025 CVE Published
  • Jan 15, 2025 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Jan 24, 2025 Coalition ESS Score (14 in total, the first dated here)
  • Feb 4, 2025 PoC Published
  • Dec 22, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Mar 11, 2026 Security Advisory (138 in total, the first dated here)

Query this with the API

The same record, from the CLI:

vulnetix vdb vuln CVE-2025-21232
vulnetix vdb fixes CVE-2025-21232

Or with curl, using the org id and key from your account page:

curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/CVE-2025-21232/fixes/registry"

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