CVE-2025-21391

CRITICALNVD 7.19.0
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

“▲” beside the score: it is higher than NVD's CVSS score.

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-02-11), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.1 retained for reference. The 9.0 is the floor for confirmed exploitation, not an impact rating: this CVE's impact severity (EG Severity) is CVSS 7.1 HIGH under GitHub Security Advisory CVSS. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, EPSS, GitHub Security Advisory, NVD CVSS v3
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild

Also known asEUVD-2025-2452 (ENISA EUVD) · GHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg (GitHub Security Advisories)Source: ENISA EUVD

9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV) — the reason this is sooner than the SSVC decision on this page at every mission impact level
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 2.3%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: No code on recordExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Windows Storage Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
9.0CRITICALhigh confidence
EG Risk
72
EG Risk 72/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score. It fuses impact severity (EG Severity, the CVSS base score, never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score) with real-world exploitation and automatability, under weights EchelonGraph set by hand, so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner.

How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)
Severity71% × 45%
Impact severity (EG Severity): CVSS 7.1 of 10. Never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score.
Exploitation100% × 40%
Fixed at 100% for a CISA KEV listing: EchelonGraph's rule.
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA's SSVC Automatable value: no (Vulnrichment).
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Exploitation active (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
EPSS PROB
2.3%
EPSS %ILE
83rd
KEV
⚠ Exploited

What the EG score is made of (scorer v4.0: the three questions the 0–10 score mixes, published apart · methodology)

The EG score (9.0): severity, escalated by confirmed exploitation. This CVE's 9.0 is the CISA KEV floor for confirmed exploitation, not an impact rating: its impact severity (EG Severity) is CVSS 7.1 HIGH.

EG Severity
7.1 HIGHCVSS-B, impact only: no KEV listing, EPSS or EG-KEV tier raises it.GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
EG Likelihood
2.3% within 30 daysSource: FIRST EPSS (model v2026.06.15, score date 2026-11-01). FIRST's exploitation probability, not an EchelonGraph model.
Confirmed exploitation
CISA KEV and EG-KEV Tier 1 (exploited in the wild)Reported apart from the likelihood: an observed fact, not a probability.
EG Priority
SSVC Track at medium mission impactTrack at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).CISA BOD 26-04: 14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; 14 days if it is not.Each input and its source, and whom BOD 26-04 binds: the SSVC and BOD 26-04 blocks below.

SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.

Exploitation active (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table

BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; 14 days if it is not.

The score's inputs: In CISA KEV yes (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it

CISA required action“Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.”

Quoted verbatim from CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. CISA directs it at US federal civilian executive branch agencies under Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04, which replaced BOD 22-01 on 10 June 2026; it is not EchelonGraph's advice. CISA's notes: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21391 · https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21391

Published

February 11, 2025

Last Modified

September 24, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Oct 27, 2026
⚠️ Actively exploited (CISA KEV, CISA Vulnrichment). Patch available. Sources: microsoft, cisa.
CISA🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-21391
Microsoft

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21391

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-21391(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 23× in last 7d / 189× in last 30d)

Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 1,813 refreshes on record for this CVE.

A repeat, a row identical to one the same pipeline wrote less than 10 seconds earlier, is not a separate refresh and is not counted. None are among the latest 100 rows. The 1,713 oldest rows on record are not shown and were not checked, so the counts can still include repeats.

  1. 2026-11-02 05:18 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-11-02 05:18 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-11-02 05:18 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  4. 2026-11-01 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 83rd percentile
  5. 2026-11-01 02:56 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-11-01 02:56 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-11-01 02:56 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  8. 2026-10-31 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 83rd percentile
  9. 2026-10-31 00:32 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-10-31 00:32 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-10-31 00:32 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  12. 2026-10-30 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 83rd percentile
  13. 2026-10-29 22:09 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-10-29 22:09 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-10-29 22:09 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  16. 2026-10-29 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 83rd percentile
  17. 2026-10-28 19:44 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-10-28 19:44 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  19. 2026-10-28 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 83rd percentile
  20. 2026-10-27 17:22 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-10-27 17:22 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-10-27 17:22 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  23. 2026-10-27 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 83rd percentile
  24. 2026-10-26 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 83rd percentile
  25. 2026-10-26 14:59 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
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  1. 2026-10-25 16:43 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-10-25 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 83rd percentile
  3. 2026-10-25 12:36 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-10-25 12:36 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-10-25 12:35 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  6. 2026-10-24 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 83rd percentile
  7. 2026-10-24 10:11 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-10-24 10:10 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  9. 2026-10-23 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 83rd percentile
  10. 2026-10-23 07:42 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-10-23 07:42 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-10-23 07:42 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  13. 2026-10-22 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 83rd percentile
  14. 2026-10-22 05:18 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-10-22 05:18 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-10-22 05:18 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  17. 2026-10-21 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 83rd percentile
  18. 2026-10-21 02:54 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-10-21 02:53 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  20. 2026-10-20 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 83rd percentile
  21. 2026-10-20 00:30 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-10-20 00:30 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-10-20 00:30 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  24. 2026-10-19 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 83rd percentile
  25. 2026-10-18 22:06 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-10-18 22:06 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-10-18 22:06 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  28. 2026-10-18 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 83rd percentile
  29. 2026-10-18 05:46 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-10-17 19:40 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-10-17 19:40 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-10-17 19:40 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  33. 2026-10-17 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 83rd percentile
  34. 2026-10-16 17:17 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-10-16 17:16 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  36. 2026-10-16 16:38 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 83rd percentile
  37. 2026-10-15 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 83rd percentile
  38. 2026-10-15 14:48 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-10-15 14:47 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  40. 2026-10-14 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  41. 2026-10-14 12:22 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-10-14 12:22 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  43. 2026-10-13 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  44. 2026-10-13 09:59 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-10-13 09:59 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  46. 2026-10-12 17:20 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-10-12 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  48. 2026-10-12 07:36 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-10-12 07:36 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  50. 2026-10-12 03:24 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-10-12 03:24 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  52. 2026-10-11 23:13 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-10-11 23:13 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  54. 2026-10-11 20:51 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-10-11 19:03 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-10-11 19:03 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  57. 2026-10-11 19:01 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-10-11 14:53 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-10-11 14:53 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-10-11 14:53 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  61. 2026-10-11 13:47 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  62. 2026-10-11 10:43 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-10-11 10:43 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  64. 2026-10-11 06:29 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-10-11 06:29 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  66. 2026-10-11 02:18 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-10-11 02:17 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  68. 2026-10-10 22:06 UTCEG score recompute
  69. 2026-10-10 22:06 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-10-10 22:06 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  71. 2026-10-10 19:59 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  72. 2026-10-10 17:47 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  73. 2026-10-10 13:37 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-10-10 13:36 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-hq9p-wcjc-wqxg · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.1
  75. 2026-10-10 09:26 UTCVendor advisory

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2025-21391?
CVE-2025-21391 is a critical-severity vulnerability; its CVE record was published on February 11, 2025. Windows Storage Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
When was CVE-2025-21391 made public?
CVE-2025-21391 was made public on February 11, 2025: that is the date its CVE record's CNA, Microsoft Corporation, gives for when the vulnerability was made public. The CVE record itself was published on February 11, 2025. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of September 24, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
Is CVE-2025-21391 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-21391 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on February 11, 2025, affecting Microsoft Windows. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate attention. A fix is available. Apply it.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-21391?
CVE-2025-21391 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0 (CRITICAL).
Which products are affected by CVE-2025-21391?
CVE-2025-21391 affects Microsoft Windows.
How do I remediate CVE-2025-21391?
A fix for CVE-2025-21391 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2025-21391 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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