CVE-2025-21184

Summary

CVE-2025-21184 is a newly disclosed elevation of privileges vulnerability affecting Windows Core Messaging. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to gain higher system privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access or data theft. The impacted software component is responsible for inter-process communication between Windows services and applications, making it a valuable target for attackers. Microsoft has released a patch to address this issue, and users are strongly encouraged to apply it as soon as possible to mitigate the risk. Failure to do so may leave systems vulnerable to remote attacks.

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