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CVE-2025-53721

CVE-2025-53721 PUBLISHED CVSS 7 HIGH

Windows Connected Devices Platform Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Reported by microsoft · Published August 12, 2025

Use after free in Windows Connected Devices Platform Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1
7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
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 201910.0.17763.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)10.0.17763.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 202210.0.20348.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)10.0.25398.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 202510.0.26100.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)10.0.26100.0
microsoftwindows_11_23H210.0.22631.0
microsoftwindows_server_201910.0.17763.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)10.0.17763.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 202510.0.26100.0
microsoftwindows_server_23h210.0.25398.0
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 22H310.0.22631.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 201910.0.17763.0

…and 16 more

Timeline

  • Aug 12, 2025 Coalition ESS Score (18 in total, the first dated here)
  • Aug 12, 2025 CVE Published
  • Aug 13, 2025 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Nov 20, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Mar 11, 2026 Security Advisory (74 in total, the first dated here)

Query this with the API

The same record, from the CLI:

vulnetix vdb vuln CVE-2025-53721
vulnetix vdb fixes CVE-2025-53721

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-2025-53721/fixes/registry"

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