CVE-2025-21232

CVSS 3.1 Score 6.6 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Jan 14, 2025
CWE ID 125

Summary

CVE-2025-21232 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Windows Digital Media. An attacker who exploits this vulnerability can gain administrative privileges on the targeted system. This can lead to unauthorized access, data theft, or installation of malicious software. The vulnerability arises due to insufficient access controls in the Digital Media component. Users are advised to apply the Microsoft security update addressing this issue to mitigate the risk.

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Affected Products

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Affected Vendors

  • Microsoft

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