CVE-2025-21331
published 2025-01-14CVE-2025-21331: Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
PriorityP337high7.3CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.00%
58.8th percentile
Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
43 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10_1507 | < 10.0.10240.20890 | 10.0.10240.20890 |
| microsoft | windows_10_1607 | < 10.0.14393.7699 | 10.0.14393.7699 |
| microsoft | windows_10_1809 | < 10.0.17763.6775 | 10.0.17763.6775 |
| microsoft | windows_10_21h2 | < 10.0.19044.5371 | 10.0.19044.5371 |
| microsoft | windows_10_22h2 | < 10.0.19045.5371 | 10.0.19045.5371 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1507 | >= 10.0.10240.0 < 10.0.10240.20890 | 10.0.10240.20890 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1607 | >= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.7699 | 10.0.14393.7699 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1809 | >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.6775 | 10.0.17763.6775 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_21h2 | >= 10.0.19044.0 < 10.0.19044.5371 | 10.0.19044.5371 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_22h2 | >= 10.0.19045.0 < 10.0.19045.5371 | 10.0.19045.5371 |
| microsoft | windows_11_22h2 | < 10.0.22621.4751 | 10.0.22621.4751 |
| microsoft | windows_11_23h2 | < 10.0.22631.4751 | 10.0.22631.4751 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_22h2 | >= 10.0.22621.0 < 10.0.22621.4751 | 10.0.22621.4751 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_22h3 | >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.4751 | 10.0.22631.4751 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_23h2 | >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.4751 | 10.0.22631.4751 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008_r2_service_pack_1 | >= 6.1.7601.0 < 6.1.7601.27520 | 6.1.7601.27520 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008_service_pack_2 | >= 6.0.6003.0 < 6.0.6003.23070 | 6.0.6003.23070 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | >= 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.25273 | 6.2.9200.25273 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012_r2 | >= 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.22371 | 6.3.9600.22371 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | < 10.0.14393.7699 | 10.0.14393.7699 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | >= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.7699 | 10.0.14393.7699 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | < 10.0.17763.6775 | 10.0.17763.6775 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.6775 | 10.0.17763.6775 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_msrc7.3HIGH
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Microsoft
Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2025-01-14·CVSS 7.3
CVE-2025-21331 [HIGH] CWE-59 Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
FAQ: What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability?
An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.
FAQ: According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do?
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability by an attacker requires a user to first reboot their machine.
FAQ: Are there any additional steps that I need to follow to be protected from this vulnerability?
The changes to address this vulnerability updated Virtual Secure Mode components. The policy described in Guidance for blocking rollback of Virtualization-based Security (VBS) related security updates has been updated to account for
GHSA
GHSA-qxh8-4p4c-qchr: Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-01-14
CVE-2025-21331 [HIGH] CWE-59 GHSA-qxh8-4p4c-qchr: Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-01-14
Published