CVE-2025-21304HighCVSS 7.8

Microsoft DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published
January 14, 2025
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2025-21304 →

📋 Description

What privileges could an attacker gain with successful exploitation? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain unauthorized access to system resources, potentially allowing them to perform actions with the same privileges as the compromised process. This could lead to further system compromise and unauthorized actions within the network.

🎯 Affected products14

  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)

✅ Remediation

KB5050008 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.17763.6775 KB5049981 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19044.5371 KB5049981 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19045.5371 KB5049993 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.7699

🔗 References (7)